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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: Mary Evelyn's Koffee Klatch 8/14/2012 12:33:15 PM
	Inspirational Quote of the Day Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. Doug Larson

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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: Mary Evelyn's Koffee Klatch 8/14/2012 12:45:04 PM
	Hello friends, when I read this article yesterday, I was flabbergasted! This became law in 1925. Does anyone know why a state would have a law like this? Maybe some of you might know. I am very curious to find out why the state of Oregon would say that all water is publicly owned. Gary Harrington of Oregon Jailed for Illegal Rainwater Reservoirs on His Property By Harris Effron Posted Aug 13th 2012 An Eagle Point, Ore., man has begun serving a 30-day jail sentence after he built three reservoirs on his property to collect rainwater -- an apparent violation of a state law that says all water is publicly owned. Gary Harrington (pictured above) has collected nearly 13 million gallons of water in his reservoirs (one of which is pictured below). That's enough to fill 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. But two weeks ago, he was found guilty of breaking the 1925 Oregon law against private water collection. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and issued a $1,500 fine. Oregon's Water Resources Department said that though it is legal to set up rainwater collection barrels on roofs or other artificial surfaces, Harrington's reservoirs go way beyond that and required permits. "Mr. Harrington has operated these three reservoirs in flagrant violation of Oregon law for more than a decade," the department's deputy director, Tom Paul, told the Medford Mail Tribune. The state initially approved permits for Harrington's reservoirs in 2003, but reversed its decision. "They issued me my permits. I had my permits in hand and they retracted them just arbitrarily, basically," Harrington told CNSNews.com. "They took them back and said, 'No, you can't have them.' So I've been fighting it ever since." Harrington has been ordered to drain his three reservoirs, something that he vows to continue fighting. He said that he is only using the rainwater for personal use and fire suppression and that the state is infringing on his rights. "The government is bullying," he told CNSNews.com. "They've just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies." Harrington has set up a website, www.empoweringthejury.org, to appeal to the public for support. The site includes videos defending his reservoirs and a petition that asks for signatures and donations. But that doesn't sway state officials. "What we're after is compliance with Oregon water law, regardless of what the public thinks of Mr. Harrington," Paul told the Mail Tribune.

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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: Mary Evelyn's Koffee Klatch 8/14/2012 6:20:21 PM
	Now this really made me go aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Sooooo cute. :) Dalmatian Cares for Spotted Baby Lamb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMFaR6J4Ens

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Myrna 6311 16559 Waynes...	RE: Mary Evelyn's Koffee Klatch 8/14/2012 6:30:40 PM
	Hi Evelyn, Yes it surely does make you say awwwwwwwwwwww., it doesn't get any better than that.
	LOVE IS THE ANSWER
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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: Mary Evelyn's Koffee Klatch 8/15/2012 1:55:58 PM
	No it doesn't Myrna, animals can be amazing at times. :) Quote: Hi Evelyn, Yes it surely does make you say awwwwwwwwwwww., it doesn't get any better than that.

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