toby shawn
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In Oregon, all water is publicly owned.
Rain that falls on your property. Snow that melts on your land.
Gary Harrington didn’t accept that.
He built three reservoirs on his 170-acre property in Eagle Point — collecting rainwater and snowmelt for personal use and wildfire protection.
The state told him to drain the reservoirs.
He refused.
30 days in jail. Nine misdemeanor convictions. $1,500 fine.
His argument: it’s rain that fell on my land.
Oregon’s argument: all water belongs to us.
Oregon won.
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