• uis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are laws about collection and storage of rainwater all over the world unrelated to genocide.

    I never seen them before. Too much rainwater is a problem, but not collecting it.

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      1 year ago

      It’s illegal for me to have rain barrels off my gutters. I wanted them to use the water for my garden. I’m not in any area with existing water shortage or drought issues either.

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      1 year ago

      It can be actually. People upstream of water sources - often wealthy people with land but sometimes a collective of local farmers - build dams or retaining ponds to save the water for themselves and on a significant scale can limit the amount of water that goes downstream.