Were the property owners originally compensated for the taking of wAter on their land? Sounds like a case for Federal Court under taking without compensation.
Why can’t they sue the government for unwanted Federal rainwater falling on their land or collecting on their land?
If the Fed owns the rain, then they need to property collect it in a giant upside down umbrella over the properties who don’t want it on their land.
It is amazing the lack of details in the above article. Apparently they did no research on their on ... not even a google.