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(NaturalNews)
Many of the freedoms we enjoy here in the U.S. are
quickly eroding as the nation transforms from the land
of the free into the land of the enslaved, but what I'm
about to share with you takes the assault on our
freedoms to a whole new level. You may not be aware of
this, but many Western states, including Utah,
Washington and Colorado, have long outlawed individuals
from collecting rainwater on their own properties
because, according to officials, that rain belongs to
someone else.
As bizarre as it sounds, laws restricting property
owners from "diverting" water that falls on their own
homes and land have been on the books for quite some
time in many Western states. Only recently, as droughts
and renewed interest in water conservation methods have
become more common, have individuals and business owners
started butting heads with law enforcement over the
practice of collecting rainwater for personal use.
Check out the above
YouTube video of a news report out of Salt Lake
City, Utah, about the issue. It's illegal in Utah to
divert rainwater without a valid water right, and Mark
Miller of Mark Miller Toyota, found this out the hard
way.
After constructing a large rainwater collection system
at his new dealership to use for washing new cars,
Miller found out that the project was actually an
"unlawful diversion of rainwater." Even though it makes
logical conservation sense to collect rainwater for this
type of use since rain is scarce in Utah, it's still
considered a violation of water rights which apparently
belong exclusively to Utah's various government bodies.
"Utah's the second driest state in the nation. Our laws
probably ought to catch up with that," explained Miller
in response to the state's ridiculous rainwater
collection ban.
Salt Lake City officials worked out a compromise with
Miller and are now permitting him to use "their"
rainwater, but the fact that individuals like Miller
don't actually own the rainwater that falls on their
property is a true indicator of what little freedom we
actually have here in the U.S. (Access to the rainwater
that falls on your own property seems to be a basic
right, wouldn't you agree?)
Outlawing rainwater collection in other states
Utah
isn't the only state with
rainwater collection bans,
either. Colorado and Washington
also have rainwater collection
restrictions that limit the free
use of rainwater, but these
restrictions vary among
different areas of the states
and legislators have passed some
laws to help ease the
restrictions.
In Colorado,
two new laws were recently
passed that exempt certain
small-scale rainwater collection
systems, like the kind people
might install on their homes,
from collection restrictions.
Prior to the passage of these
laws, Douglas County, Colorado,
conducted a study on how
rainwater collection affects
aquifer and groundwater
supplies. The study revealed
that letting people collect
rainwater on their properties
actually reduces demand from
water facilities and improves
conservation.
Personally, I don't think a
study was even necessary to come
to this obvious conclusion. It
doesn't take a rocket scientist
to figure out that using
rainwater instead of tap water
is a smart and useful way to
conserve this valuable resource,
especially in areas like the
West where drought is a major
concern.
Additionally, the study revealed
that only about three percent of
Douglas County's precipitation
ended up in the streams and
rivers that are supposedly being
robbed from by rainwater
collectors. The other 97 percent
either evaporated or seeped into
the ground to be used by plants.
This hints at why bureaucrats
can't really use the argument
that collecting rainwater
prevents that water from getting
to where it was intended to go.
So little of it actually makes
it to the final destination that
virtually every household could
collect many rain barrels worth
of rainwater and it would have
practically no effect on the
amount that ends up in streams
and rivers.
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.
Because if we can't even freely
collect the rain that falls all
around us, then what, exactly,
can we freely do? The rainwater
issue highlights a serious
overall problem in America
today: diminishing freedom and
increased government control.
Today, we've basically been
reprogrammed to think that we
need permission from the
government to
exercise our
inalienable rights, when in fact
the government is supposed to
derive its power from us.
The American Republic was
designed so that government
would serve the People to
protect and uphold freedom and
liberty. But increasingly, our
own government is restricting
people from their rights to
engage in commonsense,
fundamental actions such as
collecting rainwater or buying
raw milk from the farmer next
door.
Today, we are living under a
government that has slowly
siphoned off our freedoms, only
to occasionally grant us back a
few limited ones under the
pretense that they're doing us a
benevolent favor.
Fight back against enslavement
As
long as people believe their
rights stem from the government
(and not the other way around),
they will always be enslaved.
And whatever rights and freedoms
we think we still have will be
quickly eroded by a system of
bureaucratic power that seeks
only to expand its control.
Because the same argument that's
now being used to restrict
rainwater collection could, of
course, be used to declare that
you have no right to the air you
breathe, either. After all,
governments could declare that
air to be somebody else's air,
and then they could charge you
an "air tax" or an "air royalty"
and demand you pay money for
every breath that keeps you
alive.
Think it couldn't happen? Just
give it time. The government
already claims it owns your land
and house, effectively. If you
really think you own your home,
just stop paying property taxes
and see how long you still "own"
it. Your county or city will
seize it and then sell it to pay
off your "tax debt." That proves
who really owns it in the first
place... and it's not you!
How about the question of who
owns your body? According to the
U.S. Patent & Trademark office,
U.S. corporations and
universities already own 20% of
your genetic code. Your own
body, they claim, is partially
the property of someone else.
So if they own your land, your
water and your body, how long
before they claim to own your
air, your mind and even your
soul?
Unless we stand up against this
tyranny, it will creep upon us,
day after day, until we find
ourselves totally enslaved by a
world of corporate-government
collusion where everything of
value is owned by powerful
corporations -- all enforced at
gunpoint by local law
enforcement.
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(NaturalNews)
Many of the freedoms we enjoy here in the U.S. are
quickly eroding as the nation transforms from the land
of the free into the land of the enslaved, but what I'm
about to share with you takes the assault on our
freedoms to a whole new level. You may not be aware of
this, but many Western states, including Utah,
Washington and Colorado, have long outlawed individuals
from collecting rainwater on their own properties
because, according to officials, that rain belongs to
someone else.
to this obvious conclusion. It
doesn't take a rocket scientist
to figure out that using
rainwater instead of tap water
is a smart and useful way to
conserve this valuable resource,
especially in areas like the
West where drought is a major
concern.
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.
