Man gets jail time for collecting rain water

[Bunnykid68]

Oregon Man Gets 30 Days in Jail for Collecting Rainwater - Oregon - Fox Nation

 

[Rookie]

More in depth here:

Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail -- for Collecting Rainwater on His Property | CNSNews.com

 

[Bunnykid68]

Thanks for the better article. They gave him the permits and changed their mind. I am on his side regardless.

 

[Rookie]

I don't care if he never got permits. The government over stepped their bounds.

 

[Bunnykid68]

I don't care if he never got permits. The government over stepped their bounds.

Well, that too

 

[IndySSD]

holy **** that's ridiculous

The fact that any government entity thinks they can OWN the rainfall is ****ing ridiculous.

This is yet another in a long line of outlandish regulatory bungles.

 

[hornadylnl]

Was he using the collected water to water his grass? I'm sure The arrest was to protect the common good.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Was he using the collected water to water his grass? I'm sure The arrest was to protect the common good.

Or maybe he was making water bombs and using them against his neighbors

 

[88GT]

Was he using the collected water to water his grass? I'm sure The arrest was to protect the common good.

Are you going to develop some new material soon?

 

[tv1217]

This is Oregon, they don't even pump their own gas there.

 

[hornadylnl]

Are you going to develop some new material soon?

Are you going to find a new person to obsess over soon?

 

[TheRude1]

Or maybe he was making water bombs and using them against his neighbors

I could see that

Just more goverment BS

Wonder why that law was written to start with ?

 

[cobber]

Just to be clear, all states have water laws, nothing to do with the feds. And these are old laws, well before the nanny state was even a twinkle in BHO's eye. In the East generally you have right to the water you capture, but in the West this may not be the case.

There is some logic to this in an arid climate (NOT talking about global warming, okay). If you are downstream from another owner who interferes with surface water, whether by storing or withdrawing it, it could seriously impact your use of your land, if you need water for drinking, irrigation, etc. It's not like groundwater is nearly as abundant in some places in the high, dry West and you can always drill a well.

I know, you can buy the water from said neighbor. Looking at the larger picture, what happens to the States downstream Colorado completely withdraws the water from the Grand River?

Just a thought.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_right

In the United States, there are two divergent systems for determining water rights. Riparian water rights (derived from English common law) are common in the east and prior appropriation water rights (developed in Colorado and California) are common in the west. Each state has its own variations on these basic principles, as informed by custom, culture, geography, legislation and case law. Californian law, for example, includes elements of both systems. In general, a water right is established by obtaining an authorization from the state in the form of a water right permit. A legal right is formally consummated, or perfected, by exercising the water right permit and using the water for a beneficial purpose.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Crazy for sure. I wonder if those speaking against use of a well to water grass in a time of drought will support the city against this guy

 

[hornadylnl]

Crazy for sure. I wonder if those speaking against use of a well to water grass in a time of drought will support the city against this guy

I wonder how many of those speaking against the use of a well to water grass in a time of drought have rain barrels of their own.

 

[eatsnopaste]

how was he collecting rainwater by closing some kind of gate? if he was diverting streams and creaks flowing into the river and calling it collecting rain water and snow melt he is deluding himself.

 

[hooky]

Hope the guy wins. He didn't dam a flowing body of water. It sounds like he just built a dam in a wash to hold rainwater and snow melt.