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 This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed.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
sorry gov you dont own a thing god sent the rain for us to use so take your stupid law and cram it where the sun dont shine
Insane!!
IDIOTS !!!!
Maybe Obama is confiscating all the rainwater now? I have no doubt he’d try if he thought he could get away with it.
since this man has been in office there has been a law for everything except for his fraud
rain is nature sun air you cant control everything get over it gov.cause if yah dont mother nature will turn on yah
If it appear in U.S. airspace…. Unfortunately WE, THE PEOPLE also appear in U.S. airspace.
Dam I’m not doing my rain dance anymore .
dont be to quick on that everyone that has suffered from leaky roofs and flood damage should be filing civil suits for damages caused be these state governments rain. With ownership goes responsibility and if enough people sue these states they might just want to give back what wasnt really theirs to claim in the first place and for now the cost of gutters would become unnecessary and I would love for them to be required to remove their snow from my driveway for free in the winter……
I will get the rain if I want