[Vince Ferrer]

More and more, the rights to water, which has traditionally been considered a public resource under public domain, are being sold to private companies

This is completely wrong in the US. It has always been private, except for navigable rivers. Also, there is no mention of the legality of collecting rainwater. In many states this is not legal.

[hinckley buzzard]

I understand that in Colorado or parts of it, you do not have free rights to rainwater falling on your own property. Is this accurate or am I hearing stories?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Also, there is no mention of the legality of collecting rainwater. In many states this is not legal.

And someday harvesting oxygen will not be legal without paying the associated fee.

[orsonwb]

Part two of the article mentions “Although largely unregulated for private residential usage, there are some state and local municipalities that have enacted legislation regarding RWH.”

I’m pretty sure Colorado does not allow rain water harvesting.

[cripplecreek]

I know that if they ever got their way the global marxists would evacuate or otherwise “remove” people from vast swathes of the continent.Despite all the water we have in Michigan, its a constant fight with them coming at us from every direction in their attempt to separate us from the water.

I looked outside one day and saw two clowns measuring the distance between my well and the lake. They were with a group that wants to monitor my well and put a meter on it. I told them that they were trespassing and next time I wouldn’t be so friendly. I did some digging into the group they belonged to and found that they want 100 yard buffer zones between all natural water and human habitation. If done, it would effectively render the whole state off limits.

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

I've always imagined it, but never put it into action. Think about the square footage of the roofs of the buildings you own. I have a very small city lot with my house and my garage combined, the two roofs get about 1/4 of all the rain that falls on my property.

The gutters and downspouts are a natural collecting system I already have in place, just like most people. Instead of dumping that water on the ground it could be collected in a barrel. Or a bunch of them, one for each downspout.

I was just cleaning out a used water heater the other day. A typical 40 gallon tank measuring about 20" diameter and 5 ft tall. When I was happy with my "pressure test" I removed the plug to let her drain. It's a 3/4"NPT hole (the actual female threaded hole measures about 7/8" diameter) the water shot out in about a 1" stream and landed oh about 10 - 12 feet away from the tank. Keep in mind the drain hole is only 6-8" above the ground.

Just harnessing the potential energy of releasing that water when, where, and how you want to has value. If you can drink it or have your plants drink it, that's even better.