Not financial, but it's essentially considered to be stealing water from the river basin, which is allocated by an old agreement [1]. I don't know the details, but I've heard that this has been relaxed quite a bit in recent years, with collection limits replacing outright bans in several jurisdictions.
Eh it's both. Rain water collects through the watershed and somebody owns the rights to that water.
So you can get into some really funky situations where you are "technically" stealing that water if you improve rainwater->groundwater retention on your property and as a result either have to dismantle the retention mechanisms or have to pay out damages.
Interesting. Do these rights also come with responsibilities ?
If the rights owner fails to collect their water in a timely manner( like heavy rains or blockages leading to water logging or flooding), should they be held responsible in any way ?
0xcde4c3db|2 years ago
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact
jacoblambda|2 years ago
So you can get into some really funky situations where you are "technically" stealing that water if you improve rainwater->groundwater retention on your property and as a result either have to dismantle the retention mechanisms or have to pay out damages.
devsda|2 years ago
If the rights owner fails to collect their water in a timely manner( like heavy rains or blockages leading to water logging or flooding), should they be held responsible in any way ?
dmd|2 years ago