That is true in Colorado, I don’t know about other states.
DURANGO, Colo. For the first time since territorial days, rain will be free for the catching here, as more and more thirsty states part ways with one of the most entrenched codes of the West.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/us/29rain.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1329002557-LAyiWoKKbCo6BxtP5QG8Pg