"HeyBub" wrote in message
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"By capturing rainwater, some homeowners are breaking the law. This has
put city and state governments in an awkward position-smack in the middle
of competing water users and advocates, often from within their own
agencies, of conserving water to protect supplies."

http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...h/4314447.html

Some say rainwater should follow its natural course instead of being
diverted by homeowners so that the homeowner's betters can allocate the
water based on need - or political pressure - to those more, um, worthy of
wetting.

It's for the children.



There's a long discussion in progress about this subject in rec.gardens, in
case you're interested in adding your scholarly thoughts. Subject line:
Making Rainwater Harvesting Illegal