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 This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed.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
In Brazil and Mexico this is required to save ground water! Crazy!
You can count on Liberal States where common sense doesn’t exist
What the hell. The government doesn’t own the rain. It’s a god given natural resource
Liberals and EPA the ruination of America.
no it is not enough of us talking politics like in the past the old guys would talk about the issues and stop the bull $#%&!@* ones, we don’t do that any more,
Jason Kaluzny
What falls on my piece of autonomous piece of property belongs to me. P**s on the government.
Does not make any since!
This Government is out of Control !!
Sense should not even be given a thought on that mess