Police Log: Collecting Rainwater Is Illegal In Utah
POLICE LOG: Crime in the news…
Catching rainwater is against the law in Utah
Car dealer Mark Miller wanted to do pretty much the same thing on a bigger scale. He collects rainwater on the roof of his new building, stores it in a cistern and hopes to clean cars with it in a new, water-efficient car wash. But without a valid water right, state officials say he can’t legally divert rainwater. “I was surprised. We thought it was our water,” Miller said.
At what height does it become the state’s water?
State officials say it’s an old legal concept to protect people who do have water rights. Boyd Clayton, the deputy state engineer, said, “Obviously if you use the water upstream, it won’t be there for the person to use it downstream.”
“Utah’s the second driest state in the nation. Our water laws ought to catch up with that,” Miller says.
Dry. Like the humour…
September 7th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
test
September 7th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Have they got NuLab there too?
September 7th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Anorak, what is wrong with me? I’m trying to post about Madeleine’s story and I get an internet page number 500.
Did I say something wrong?
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M&A
Artemis
Not to my knowledge.
I saw you doing a test on another thread; is it only on the MM thread that you have the problem?
September 7th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
MM thread is the only one I write on.
I used this one above to call your attention.
Thank you.
September 8th, 2008 at 7:44 am
He knows the rules!
Oi! Get a valid water right thingy - and errrrr …… use it!
Water falling on that State errrrr ……. belongs to that State.
Fancy stealing water! Ethiopians would hang him for this!