[–] dundundunnnnn ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBWa6CD1lBw
The first 2.5 minutes of this video explain how the government plans to charge for every single natural thing, to include beneficial insects.
[–] tokui 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Potheads.
The plan was to grow pot. They saw the pond, figured it was grandfathered in. They bought the land, but the clerks office found out it wasn't permitted when they applied for pot license.
They need to drain the pond. Apply for permit meanwhile.
They grow "medical cannabis" and give it away to friends. My ass. The plan from day one was to build a pot farm $$$.
[–] captainstrange 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
hey look, a fucking commie who doesn't believe in property rights.
What a fucking surprise.
[–] FlyinToadstar 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The owner should designate the pond area as a dry storage silo and then charge the government daily rental and/or for drainage costs associated with "their" water intrusion. If the government isn't wiling to move their water off-site it seems a fourth amendment violation and unreasonable government intrusion onto private property.
[–] EngineeringReverse 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Next time the watermaster steps foot on your land, make sure he doesnt leave.
[–] Raxotic 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I mean, get as angry as you want, but water rights are water rights and if you don't have them, then nothing else you have to say matters.
If you've been in farming or ranching, you know about how big of a deal water rights issues are. And if you want to somehow argue against water rights in general, you've got your work cut out for you.
[–] captainstrange 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Water rights laws originally involved natural bodies of water, and had nothing initially to do with artificial ponds composed of rain water run off.
This is just more bullshit from state communist politburo cunts.
[–] Raxotic 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
I don't care how they were originally implemented.
We've had water rights to a stream running through our property.
The neighbor upstream then built a dam and stopped almost all stream water.
My family cobbled what little money together they could and hired a lawyer.
We sued the neighbor and won and the dam was removed.
This was 100 years ago.
Water rights are not a stupid idea. It's one of the few areas of the government where, overwhelmingly, more little people are protected than hurt.
Don't be stupid and you won't have a bad time.