Taxes, Permits, and Red Tape are hallmarks of government control over citizens that many people take for granted, but at least we’re free to breathe the air and feel the rain on our faces. Or so you might think. In Utah and other states like Washington and Colorado, you’d be wrong.
In those states, it’s illegal to divert rainwater without a permit and local governments are enforcing the law. This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed. The news video below tells the story of a Toyota dealer who installed a system to catch rain from the roof of his business with plans to use it to wash cars. Astonishingly, he discovered he was breaking the law!
It’s all about control, really.
As long as people remain unaware and uninformed about important issues, the government will continue to chip away at the freedoms we enjoy. The only reason these water restrictions are finally starting to change for the better is because people started to notice and they worked to do something to reverse the law.
Even though these laws restricting water collection have been on the books for more than 100 years in some cases, they’re slowly being reversed thanks to efforts by citizens who have decided that enough is enough.
Until then, Stay Thirsty, America.
Source: Healthy Debates
Photo: TaranRampersad on Flickr
Then they tell you to conserve water.Government has no idea what they are doing.
Yes The rain is ours and free so we the people can use it in our own way, Gov’t keep your nose’s out of God’s way to give us water and yes it is ours
well maybe if they were collecting bull$#%&!@* they’d move the whole city of DC>
Rob Stultz google Geoengineering. They are controlling the air we breath.
We started letting them get away with c**p lie this years ago, like with the 10 commandments, and now let’s hope it is not to late!
Another example of why this government is going to be replaced. Crooked, corrupt, inept……….they can’t do the job and we’ll do it ourselves.
The so called .federal govrn’t has no legal rights to own land,water or air. People must force this corrupt current administration to OBEY the laws!
F the NAZI’s
God sends the rain but the Gov. owns it ? what am I missing here ? its a money thing making people buy a permit , America is so OUT OF CONTROL and being run my fools and idiots . America is being laughed at by other countries.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED to AMERICA