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 This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed.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
They only think they own the rain God owns everything he just lets us use it for awhile. God can take the rain away the government needs to learn who is really in control . God is not dead!
gods not real rain comes from the atmosphere
Ok Hitler/// Next will come the death camps for anyone who opposes right?
that’s
Bull Sh*T
They would not stop me. If i want to collect rain water i will. Their lives would be in danger if they tried to stop me so they better decide weather their lives are worth the effort.
Its going to take alot of people finally fed up to stand up againt tyranny in our ,not theres,our government.
EPA is full of money hungry creeps.
good luck trying to stop that , idiots
The EPA needs to be DOA!
I can tell you one thing if someone ever came to my place and said I needed a permit to collect water i would shove them in the rain barrel head first.