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Originally Posted by Relentless
Asshats can't be trusted with open barrels of water. Think about how many dipshits and jerkoffs would allow a standing container of water to gather germs, maggots and whatever else. The use of this sort of thing in many places would lead to Cholera outbreaks long before it lead to any real water savings. You overestimate the intelligence of most people.
When Hurricane Sandy hit New York people had no power for weeks. Some started storing 60 gallon drums of gasoline in their apartments to run generators with a small exhaust out the window... in 30 story apartment buildings. Think about what might happen in that scenario.
I wouldn't let the public collect air if it could be avoided ;)
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Those who made and back the law want the water to drain off your roof and into the ground, correct? What about those who extend their rain gutters and reroute some of the water into their garden? It's still the ground, after all, is it not?
If drought condition worsened and it meant dying of thirst or collecting and filtering rain water, what then?
Yes, people in general, are stupid. Not all, but many. But so far, from what I know of it, the millions in N America who currently collect rain water in barrels do it quite smartly, and mainly for conservation purposes. You know, the whole "go green" effort going on in recent times? I've heard of exactly zero cases of private rainwater collection causing any outbreaks, germs, etc.
Some in certain areas do forget to keep their barrels properly covered I suppose, which causes increases in mosquito populations. I've heard of nothing more serious than that though.
Your gas/generators/apartments example is of course pure lunacy, but we're talking water rights here, thus I tend to think your objections are a bit extreme.