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 This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed.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
That would be their thinking since they have been trying so hard to be GOD and make it, and control the weather!
This government is really gonna push us too far one day
Yeah, this is a “free” country! Wow are we completely F’d and doomed. but hey Beyonce is on, and there is some stupid football game on…This truly is the dumbest country on the planet. And those that know, take full advantage and gain control of your every movement….
I’m with you, man. I’m really thinking about moving to another country…this one has been completely destroyed and will never be the same again.
No. Dude, the answer isn’t to move…plus if you did, there would only be a handful of places that you would want to go if we are talking about freedoms. Anyway..stsy and organize! We still have some power to fix $#%&!@*.
bull–some people still RELY on cisterns for water–TOOO FAR
Colorado is still trying to enforce these unconstitutional laws
Not on my property I’ll save all the water I want.
pretty soon they’ll tax the air we breath and the rain water we collect to recycle, so we don’t run up our municipal water bill…
How stupid can they get, but then again we’re talking about our Government.
They own our genitals and our mouths, so why not the rain?
the rain and air are free from god and mother nature. they belong to all living things. government dosent own them