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Man sentenced to jail for collecting rainwater in Oregon

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Re: Man sentenced to jail for collecting rainwater in Oregon

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Post by calciphus »

MattSayar wrote: post #6
hudibras wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A $1500 fine and a month in jail is hardly cruel or unusual.

I feel it's excessive for collecting what is essentially free.

Read more than just the headline. He didn't "collect rainwater" - he damed and diverted rivers that supply a metropolitan area with drinking water so he could have ponds, on property he didn't own the water rights to.

Re: Man sentenced to jail for collecting rainwater in Oregon

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Post by ChuckMcM »

Bogus headline. For those of you who haven't lived on the West Coast or read up on issues with water ("Cadillac Desert" is a very accessible) Consequently there are always 'water rights' associated with parcels. Either you have them or you don't when you buy the land. This guy doesn't have rights to the water going through his property, but he is diverting the water for his own use anyway.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-...

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