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deathrind

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6. Water laws are insane...

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:41 AM

Mar 2016

Many were written with good intent 100+ years ago but have wound their way into the realm of insanity since then.

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It's illegal to have a rain barrel in Colorado, but that may be about to change [View all] Tab Mar 2016 OP

In a country where rain barrels are criminal rpannier Mar 2016 #1

Is this like Koch anti-solar-panel legislation where you have to pay the utility to NOT use power? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #2

I look forward to a day when the Koch bros are made to pay up the wazoo to exist. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #10

Y'all can't collect the water that falls on your house, JoeyT Mar 2016 #19

Republican screw-the-proles economics AxionExcel Mar 2016 #23

If you leave the lid off your trash can and rainwater gets in, is that presently illegal there? rusty quoin Mar 2016 #3

Can someone please explain xloadiex Mar 2016 #4

Here... deathrind Mar 2016 #7

This explains a lot. Being from the east it sounds insane. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #14

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 #25

Thanks xloadiex Mar 2016 #15

For the same reason wells and dams are illegal in many areas of the US Major Nikon Mar 2016 #16

That is such a ridiculous, stupid and absurd argument, tabasco Mar 2016 #35

Do you think someone has the right to divert the rivers that run through their property? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #37

Well you certainly make a convincing argument Major Nikon Mar 2016 #38

Colorado is a semi-arid state, so water is a scarce and valuable resource. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #29

Maybe you should start shopping for one of those snappy plastic suits. Jerry442 Mar 2016 #34

When Colorado's in a hot drought summer, I've been tempted to invest in a stillsuit... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #36

Also.. cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #32

What rain barrel? Kalidurga Mar 2016 #5

Sorry, but that's photoshopped in... Tab Mar 2016 #12

Well yeah it's photo shopped in Kalidurga Mar 2016 #13

Water laws are insane... deathrind Mar 2016 #6

Here's how much is possible SHRED Mar 2016 #8

Weird. Having a rain barrel in a dry state makes sense! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #9

I have never really understood the argument against personal water collection here. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #11

It also seems to me that one major argument against such laws kentauros Mar 2016 #17

I've wondered if the same argument could be made for septic systems. Lodestar Mar 2016 #20

Also when you consider the amount of rooftop ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #31

The land owners with water rights in my area are going batshit crazy mountain grammy Mar 2016 #18

Amen. And you don't need to install a water softener or make as Lodestar Mar 2016 #21

I assumed that it was because of breeding mosquitos. colorado_ufo Mar 2016 #22

That was my first thought too--we're seeing this problem with Zika virus in LatinAmerica nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #26

They have water wigglers - little things that sit on the surface of the water woodsprite Mar 2016 #28

What is the origin of this restriction? blackspade Mar 2016 #24

See my post above. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #30

That explains all of the crysknives I saw last time I drove through Colorado. Dr. Strange Mar 2016 #33

It is (or used to be) illegal in Chicago to cut ice from Lake Michigan TheDormouse Mar 2016 #27