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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

Lynda wrote:

That's not what the well guy told me, nor any of the countless people 
that have mentioned it to me.  The law apparently makes it clear that 
all water belongs to the State.  I'm not completely sure that this is 
even the right bill, since like most its title is such nonsense.  
Besides, what difference would all this make?  If they want it badly 
enough, they'll find a way, as long as we allow this sort of nanny state 
to exist.  What choice would you have when they give the order?  My 
understanding is that wells have been condemned, just because the water 
district wanted to put in a water line and wanted to force everyone to 
use it.  It happened to the people at the bottom of my street.  If my 
elevation were slightly lower, I'd be screwed.

As for your second paragraph, this statement is a condensed summary 
written by the very folks who are promoting it.  Water Watch, or 
something like that.  If you'd like to visit the website, I can find it 
again.  Funny how they seem to know _exactly_ what this bill will do for 
them, even if you or I could never figure out all that liawyer crap.  
Isn't that just ideal for them?

Bill

> Bill, have you actually read the Act?  Unless you consider that you own a 
> river or stream and the water in it, they can't take away "your" water.  It 
> does put a crimp in the waste of "I had my permit first" folks.
>
> As to the other bill, it would take a month of Sundays to unravel all the 
> parts of that one.  Everything refers to permits and licenses and back 
> again.  Obviously written by lawyers with more time on their hands than 
> sense!
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Jones" <billj AT harborside.com>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Garden water infrastructure
>
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> > When I first moved here, my uncle told me about the law that basically
> > allows the state to take whatever water they please for themselves. I
> > since found out what it's called the Instream Water Right Act of 1987 (I
> > think).  Maybe the incomprehensible title is because they don't want you
> > to know.  You and I both know that they're planning on taken OUR water
> > and selling it to whoever will pay the most for it, just as they're now
> > doing with hunting rights..  I don't need to even go look to find out
> > which set of politicians was behind this, do I?
> >
> > Here's some more fun these freaks have in store for us.  I can't wait to
> > see the "well meter" that these nuts will be installing.  I guarantee
> > that at point there'll be a second tube bypassing the "well meter" and
> > that's when the barb wire fence goes up, making my property off-limits
> > to pigs in every form.  That's pretty much how I refer to all government
> > lovers at this point.  From the wording this was clearly written by one
> > of them:
> >
> > HB3623 - requires the measurement of __all__ water use in Oregon to
> > provide the state with the basic information needed for sound water
> > management. Currently, many water users in Oregon do not measure their
> > use and don't know how much water they're taking from our streams.
> >
> >
> > Bill
> > S. Oregon coast
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