flock-o-turtles

My wife has a theory that they are trying to empty Michigan so that the water is up for grabs. I know that Nestle is bottling up the spring water in Mecosta MI. If anybody believes that foreshadowing in movies is a real thing, check out I Robot where Lake Michigan is a sand desert at the Mackinaw Bridge.

I think that access to water should be classified as a human right and no private entity should be allowed to "own" water rights.

european

He's probably talking about united states.

P_Hound

Definitely talking about the U.S. I know that in certain places in Colorado you cannot collect rain water because that water would go into the river and then go into another state, so technically you are stealing... some crazy rational like that.

european

Uk here. All private water companies here.

Ulluses

Also UK here, I've been collecting my own water for nearly six years. Got 8 towers with turners and filtration. Use it on a couple of farms nearby and for my own use, cost covered by the farmers. Only issue I have is heating it up with boilers for cleaning is a pain in the ass but I don't want to pay the costs to set up a proper system for now. Had the local water authority come by when I first set it up but all they did was test it a little and complain about the piping but after I showed them the 4 towers I had then they seemed happy enough with the set up to leave without much more fuss. Haven't had any legal trouble or anything.

If you buy bottled water you are not only throwing your money away, you are giving money to people who sign off on the poorest people in the world being abused and exploited.