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Thursday, January 28, 2010

When it rains...it's yours

If you have been collecting the water drained from your rain gutter after a rain storm, you may have been breaking the law. Current Utah law states that the water gathered belongs to those who own the water rights and not necessarily the owner of the land that the water falls upon. Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, is working to make it legal for you to collect some of the rain that falls on your property.

S.B. 32 has been introduced into the Senate to change the law so that you can use some of the rain water that falls on your property to water your gardens and lawns. Sen. Jenkins spoke with the media about this bill yesterday you can watch that media session below.