Oregon man jailed for collecting rainwater

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WyoGrow

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I do know what I'm talking about, it's not even close to being navigable water. Anyone with half a brain could figure this out.
Well obviously you don't. So now use the half a brain you are referring to here and research what the federal government regulates concerning "navigable waters".
 

WyoGrow

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I agree, but your the one that made that argument, and lost I might add!
I brought up "navigable waters"....... and no, you haven't proven that aspect of my argument wrong. In fact you are just proving how little you actually understand WTF you are actually talking about. You don't have to be able to navigate a boat on it..... hell, it doesn't even need to have water in it year round for it to be covered by the NWPA.
 

desert dude

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there have been a few times i've made that mistake.

coming back from road trips, i often start pumping. if the guy is taking too long with other cars, i've finished the job.

frankly, i prefer having someone to pump the gas most of the time. i get pissed off if i have to go inside to hand them my cash and i avoid those places.

now i'm going to read this nonsense article. smart money is that it is akin to the lady who got fined (not jailed) for having an ugly garden on her front lawn against the simple code rules of the city she chose to move to.

i mean, i'd love to just spray paint my front lawn neon red, and maybe i could. but many neighborhoods frown upon that kind of thing due to property values and it is not allowed.
How does a front garden lower property values? Are property values of other people's property the deciding parameter in what you get to do with your own property?
 

medicineman

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I must be blind as I cant see a real path of a dry creek anywhere near his "lake". What got my attention and probably is the real reason behind the controversy, is the proximity of his neighbors lake a few hundred yards down stream. I'd venture a guess that the neighbor had more than a casual interest in this guys water activities and this is probably way more political than purveyed in the local newspapers.
 

beenthere

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I must be blind as I cant see a real path of a dry creek anywhere near his "lake". What got my attention and probably is the real reason behind the controversy, is the proximity of his neighbors lake a few hundred yards down stream. I'd venture a guess that the neighbor had more than a casual interest in this guys water activities and this is probably way more political than purveyed in the local newspapers.
I noticed the same thing and agree it must be some kind of dispute with a neighbor.
Looking at the property on Google Earth, it clearly shows no signs of any significant streams, creeks, tributaries or any other water source feeding into or out of any of the ponds.
The northern most damn was supposedly there for more than 37 years, had there been a prior problem with the officials, I'm sure it would have been mentioned in the news articles.

To me it reeks of a local political battle.
 

UncleBuck

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How does a front garden lower property values? Are property values of other people's property the deciding parameter in what you get to do with your own property?
it doesn't if it is a nice garden.

if it is an eyesore, it does.

if there are neighborhood rules about uniformity, that decides what you get to do with your front yard.

the entitled, selfish libertarian attitude doesn't get to reign supreme over the wishes of the entire rest of the neighborhood. sorry.
 

UncleBuck

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Post #38 #68
you fail so fucking hard.

go check post #38. not a mention of "navigable water".

guess who did bring up navigable water in posts #37 and #39?

hint: he's a person whose main contributions have been failing, and who's lacking in the ability to use nitrogen properly.

you just make this entirely too easy for me to enjoy a laugh at your expense.
 

beenthere

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you fail so fucking hard.

go check post #38. not a mention of "navigable water".

guess who did bring up navigable water in posts #37 and #39?

hint: he's a person whose main contributions have been failing, and who's lacking in the ability to use nitrogen properly.

you just make this entirely too easy for me to enjoy a laugh at your expense.
Wrong again, WyoGrow brought it up on post#34
Just because water flows through your place doesn't mean you own it. A lot of this particular laws fall under the Navigable Waters Act. This man was stealing water we all use.
Post#34

This situation has absolutely nothing to do with the Navigable Waters Act, he's not damming, diverting or restricting the flows of navigable waters or their tributaries.
Post #38 You copy and pasting the Navigable Waters Act and defending it with your quote below.

your reading skills are about on par with your nitrogen using skills.

“There are dams across channels, water channels where the water would normally flow if it were not for the dam and so those dams are stopping the water from flowing in the channel and storing it- holding it so it cannot flow downstream,”

This situation has absolutely nothing to do with the Navigable Waters Act, he's not damming, diverting or restricting the flows of navigable waters or their tributaries.
Page #68 You copy and pasting the Navigable Waters Act once again and defending it with your quote below
google "1876 crowfoot road, eagle point, oregon" and then shut the fuck up.
Not only are you a dumb fuck that can't shut his mouth, you're a proven POS liar!
 

Gyroscope

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coming back from road trips, i often start pumping. if the guy is taking too long with other cars, i've finished the job.

frankly, i prefer having someone to pump the gas most of the time. i get pissed off if i have to go inside to hand them my cash and i avoid those places.
^ This guy is so lazy he doesn't even want to pump his own gas, lol.
 

redivider

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this guys is breaking the law, he cannot restrict water flow. this isn't about politics... every state has similar laws in place...

if you want to build huge reservoirs, get a permit...
 

beenthere

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funny, you said i brought it up, not wyogrow.

so much fail.
Nope. I never said you brought it up, I said you made the argument for it and lost, read much?

BTW, did you ever figure out that indoor plants need more than 12 hrs of light to sustain vegetative growth? LOL
 
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