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Rain Water Rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by Leyla@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The United States does the same thing all over the Southwest. Rural people will tell you.

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It might be the same as Canada where you only can with a permit just to be sure people aren't drinking mold water

[–] MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I'd guess it's for droughts

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

There's a difference between needing a permit to collect rainwater because the water belongs to everyone, and being forbidden from collecting rainwater because the water belongs to an oppressing party.

[–] SpunkyMcGoo@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

isn't the point there that shit is super dry and if you leech off the rainwater the earth will break?