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Who Owns The Rain

The document discusses who owns rainwater and recent legislation around controlling water in the US. It notes that some states claim ownership over all atmospheric moisture that falls in their borders. Recent proposed federal legislation, HR 5088, aims to give the federal government authority over all "waters of the US" including rainwater and atmospheric moisture. The document argues this level of federal control over water should be carefully scrutinized by the public before being passed. It encourages readers to voice their views to their congressional representatives on issues of controlling rainwater ownership.

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Who Owns The Rain

The document discusses who owns rainwater and recent legislation around controlling water in the US. It notes that some states claim ownership over all atmospheric moisture that falls in their borders. Recent proposed federal legislation, HR 5088, aims to give the federal government authority over all "waters of the US" including rainwater and atmospheric moisture. The document argues this level of federal control over water should be carefully scrutinized by the public before being passed. It encourages readers to voice their views to their congressional representatives on issues of controlling rainwater ownership.

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Who owns the Rain?

Rainwater Harvesting for the Individual

Water is one of the top four life-giving elements that everyone requires; air, water, food and shelter, in
that order.  The states currently own the ground and surface water, but what about the rain? Who owns
the rain?

Colorado, Utah and Washington have stated that all the atmospheric moisture contained in their
airspace belongs to the state and is accounted for into perpetuity!  No wonder, they sell the water to
California.

 Now congress is working to pass HR 5088 that will give the federal government authority over all the
“waters of the U.S.”  What do they consider “waters of the U.S.”?  Such things as: "All waters that are
currently used, were used in the past or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce; All
interstate and international waters; All other waters, including...mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs,
prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes and natural ponds including  “non-point” sources such
as... atmospheric deposition."

That sounds like pretty much anything moist, even your brow, but definately the rain!

There can be a lot of duplicity in language like that.  Where's the "transparency" in passing such a law
without public comment?  It seems to me that anything that sweeping and all inclusive should be
scrutinized VERY carefully for a number of years before coming up for a vote in Congress.   Maybe the
law abiding citizens should have a look at this legislation before we have to give up our water beds! 

Even though the earth is about 70% water, only about 2-3% is fresh water and about half of that is
locked up in glaciers or too deep in the ground to recover by ordinary means.  Of the remaining 1-1/2%
there are issues of contamination, both accidental and intentional.  Do you know what sodium fluoride
was used for before it was added to our drinking water?  It was sold as a very effective rat poison in the
1930's. 

To see that graphically: If you could put all the water on the earth in a one gallon jug and you poured out
everything that was not fit to drink, you would have three drops left.  If you take away what is
unavailable to us it leaves ONE DROP.  Now congress wants that drop, even before it falls to the earth as
rain, and if they can't have it they will put rat poison in it. 

We need to save the earth.  But the earth will survive, even if we may not.  It's time to save ourselves
from ourselves.  As a wise sage once said "I have seen the enemy... and they are us."  We can't blame an
unsupervised congress when we live in a Democracy.  The most dangerous enemy of a Democracy is a
misinformed and disengaged electorate.  Never mind the misguided!  Let your congressperson know
how you feel about who owns the rain or they will continue to think that THEY do.

For more information on water issues that affect us all, go to:

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or just wait and do nothing and the issues will come to you.

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