Man arrested for collecting rainwater on his own property

[VonMessa]

http://mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_29233/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=3E82u8Dk

Cool, thanks 

I wanted to see how big they were before I formed an opinion.

I will check it out.

[bj229r]

I can't say I've ever heard the term before

[eagl]

I remember working on a job site in New Mexico some years ago......found that land was inCREDibly cheap.....THEN I discovered the reason why--owning the land doesn't mean you are allowed to touch the water beneath it.....making it worthless

Right.  There is a big ad campaign on in NM right now for "ranch properties" from 20 to 30ish acres (if I recall correctly).  The big selling point is that the developer has approval to dig wells so every property has their own water source.  That's a big deal in high desert territory.