Hillwilliam
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ORIGINAL: luckydawg no hill, its private dams. read the article. the allocation of rainwater in the face of the long term drought is a proper area for regulation by the representative Government, which is refered to as "the Crown". IF a farmer dams it up, it does not get to downstream users. It most certainly affects downstream users. Readin again. It isnt clear who built them but it does appear that they could have been privately built. The prob is that UK law concerning rivers is WAYYYYYY diferent from US law. In the UK, and a lot of its ex colonies, the Crown owns the water. Wierd huh? For instance, in the US, if you want to go fishing, all you have to do is get access to a river and you can do as you please as long as you stay below mean high water. (Federal Navigable waters act of 1896) Note: I'm not positive about the date could be 1898. In the UK, you can take ye olde flyrod to the river and if you are caught fishing without express permission from the crown (passed thru the landowner) you are trespassing. Even if you are floating down the river in a driftboat it still stands. (the above is from a British expat that is a member of My Trout Unlimited chapter)
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