Water privatization by the richest rich is happening now ("hydraulic empire") incl. the Bush family

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61. Sorry, but the Harrington claim is bullshit, no matter how many times it's repeated

"Collecting rainwater" - my, my, it's Aunt Fanny in her flowered gardening hat, dragged to the ground by jack-booted thug SWAT teams for putting rain barrels on her downspouts.

Uh, no.

Harrington was taken to court for maintaining three illegal dams on his property. The dams in question would have diverted 13 million gallons from Big Butte Creek, which is a tributary of the Rogue River in southwest Oregon.

In case you hadn't been paying attention to the last hundred-odd years of American history, particularly as it pertains to water law in western states, you can't divert streams without a permit from local and (in many cases) state governments.

Let me repeat that - diversion of surface water without a permit is against state law.

That is what Harrington was doing - maintaining illegal dams, and he's been at it for about ten years. Please check link below for details on the story and his past history of violations. BTW, Oregon law also allows collection of rainwater flowing across an impervious surface, such as a parking lot or (yes) a roof.

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/07/jackson_county_man_sentenced_f.html