Utah Officials: Keeping Rainwater Is Illegal
by Kimberley D. Mok, Montreal, Canada 
on 09. 6.08
In one of the driest states in the U.S., it's apparently illegal to harvest rainwater (at least on a large scale) as it diverts water from someone else downstream. (Is there a private water-bottling company downstream?) Thankfully, they're not going after your garden-loving grandmother, but it does set a precedent for those who might collect it for commercial use.
::Infowars via Youtube
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