A seemingly silly question that has huge political & environment & economic consequences... Colorado says you do NOT own it but someone else does...
http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.18/a-good-idea-2013-if-you-can-get-away-with-it >>> Conservation advocates, including many utilities, have embraced the idea of >>> using water collected from roofs, and stored in cisterns or rain barrels, >>> to reduce reliance on dwindling surface water or groundwater supplies. Yet >>> in Utah, Colorado and Washington, it's illegal to do so unless you go >>> through the difficult -- and often impossible -- process of gaining a state >>> water right. That's because virtually all flowing water in most Western >>> states is already dedicated to someone's use, and state water officials >>> figure that trapping rainwater amounts to impeding that legal right. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
