So who owns the rain that falls on my property?
Who owns the rain that puddles up on my property?
Who owns the rain that gathers into a pond on my property?
Oregon Couple Told They Have No Water Rights, Forced to Destroy Their Own Pond
Remember the Oregon ‘Rain Man’ or Gary Harrington – who was sent to 30 days in Jackson County Jail and slapped with a $1,500 fine for collecting rainwater on his 170-acre property? He was ordered to breach his dams and drain his ponds that held more than 13 million gallons of water, enough to fill 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.