[ds968]

There are a bunch of strange ( mostly archaic ) laws on tne books in this fine country of ours and although many are not enforced because it would be too silly for even the biggest clowns in government or law enforefement to do that, here's a bizarre law that IS being enforced with both fines and incarceration and which recently made the news : with the exception of about 14 states, it is illegal in the U.S. for a person to collect rain water , even on their own property, for the purpose of " harvesting " it ( that definition apparently is very broad , it includes cooking with it, washing with it, pouring it on tne flower pots , yada yada ...so using it for any purpose is essentially not legal ) . Whaaaaaaat ?! I am stunned and was left speechless when I heard this.



Discuss , y'all living in the " land of the free " .

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[Tahoe968]

http://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/?p=1036

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[ds968]

Interesting article . The blogger clearly has done some extensive research , wondering how it compares to the media research on the same topic ( I suspect the media nowadays performs only superficial research, just sufficient to marginally validate a story and they rush to broadcast it ) The news report I heard was about an Oregon man who was fined and arrested , last week I believe, for collecting rain water...though he may have been using a barrel so perhaps that " public safety " concern came into play, lol. They also indicated laws are on the books in the overwhelming majority of states relative to collection of rain water in various degrees of what is and what isn't lawful. Regardless, still absurd to have even the slightest regulation as to what you can do with rain water unless you build a canal or a dam which may puts your neighbors houses at risk of a flood when it breaks.

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[flash]

i get the idea of not allowing it in rural areas, and where the rainfall is supposed to end up in reservoirs and rivers, and having it diverted like that would affect the ecosystem, and cost farmers and ranchers their livelihood. however, in urban areas, it makes all the sense in the world to harvest rain. i always said that if i had a place where i could build, i would have a harvesting system to feed a storage tank, and water my landscape.

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[MCL968]

I have a colleague who lives on the edge of the national forest in Malibu. When he built his house years ago, he had two large septic tanks installed and tied into the gutter system for the house. He has a large gas powered Mitsubishi pump, and he uses the water for fire suppression because of his proximity to the forest. As far as I know, he has never had a single problem with anyone caring about the collection system or the tanks, but that may be because the goal is fire suppression rather than irrigation.

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[Bulti]

In the UK, it's forbidden to decease in British parliament buildings.?? Who are they going to sent the fine to?

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[Rap]

I would respond to this but since the govt monitors communications and postings on the web never disappear, with the exception of the financial terrorist organization the IRS, I will just say what a good idea. In Pa. We have the West Nile mosquito which breeds in fetid water and can cause severe health complications. So perhaps there may be some limited understanding of this restriction if it's true.

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[flash]

re: deceasing in parliament - how would they know?

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[ds968]

[quote name='flash' timestamp='1405643463' post='160216']re: deceasing in parliament - how would they know?[/quote]





Bingo !! Lol, You beat me to it

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[Bulti]

I guess a good hint would be one of them doing overtime.

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