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Showing Original Post only (View all)Who needs 13 million gallons of water in private reservoirs? [View all]
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/08/16/man-jailed-for-collecting-rainwater-in-illegal-reservoirs-on-his-property/<snip>
An Eagle Point, Ore., man has begun serving a 30-day jail sentence after he built three reservoirs on his property to collect rainwater -- an apparent violation of a state law that says all water is publicly owned.
Gary Harrington has collected nearly 13 million gallons of water in his reservoirs (one of which is pictured below). That's enough to fill 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. But two weeks ago, he was found guilty of breaking the 1925 Oregon law against private water collection. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and issued a $1,500 fine.
Oregon's Water Resources Department said that though it is legal to set up rainwater collection barrels on roofs or other artificial surfaces, Harrington's reservoirs go way beyond that and required permits.
"Mr. Harrington has operated these three reservoirs in flagrant violation of Oregon law for more than a decade," the department's deputy director, Tom Paul, told the Medford Mail Tribune.
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The problem is they don't have the same policy when it comes to other natural resources
Major Nikon
May 2014
#1
Anti-government greedy asshole who is willing to deprive his downstream neighbors
hobbit709
May 2014
#2
I didn't see anything in the article about neighbors downstreams not having enough water. n/t
hughee99
May 2014
#23
Greedy, isn't he? He was denying everyone down stream or disturbing the water table. OTT.
freshwest
May 2014
#51
He did have a permit but it was revoked when he prevented water from reaching tributaries.
randome
May 2014
#21
Water is a part of the public commons. He does not own that water, so he's a thief.
MohRokTah
May 2014
#10
Under old law, the water rights belong to the city of Medford, which went to court some time ago
struggle4progress
May 2014
#37
He agreed twice he was breaking the law by pleading guilty; and in the third prosecution
struggle4progress
May 2014
#39