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 This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed.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
THE GOVERNMENT IS TOTALLY NUTS!!!! THEY NEED TO BE ABOLISHED!! WE NEED TO RETURN TO SANITY!!!
Too many government workers far too many of them. Clearly there are more government workers then there is real work to do.
this is why you need to hide the rain barrel with more bushes/ ivy/ big plants- F the government worker that turns you in for this as well-
The problems with laws like these are that someone WILL try to enforce them when it suits their agenda. If the law is obsolete and of no use or not enforced, it needs to be repealed in order to avoid confusion or abuse!
What a crock of manure. Governments do not own the rain that falls from the sky, any more than they have the right to require permits to collect it as it runs off your roof.
Craziness!
This is simple. If you collect and use FREE water then you pay less money to BUY water from the local plant, which is often found to be tainted. Once again it all boils down to money and greed. Period.
No the government doesn’t, God does. If I want to collect it then I will. If they come on my property then they will be committing acts of violence and I have the right to defend myself.
They will not be satisfied with anything less than total control….Like Washington doesn’t have enough rain!!? and 90% of it runs into the Puget sound, not reservoirs.
That is terrorism from our own law makers. What the hell is home land security suppose to be for any way? Can’t that out fit do anything right?