03-02-2023, 07:20 PM
Right, no one owns the water, only the right to use the water. I own and pay out of my own pocket to maintain my own water rights. I say that just to let you know I understand how the water it’s self works.
I also own property that sets on a body of water in Utah, I am perfectly ok with the fact that people walk along the bank of this water on my privet property so that they can enjoy the water. Again just mentioning this so you know I do actually deal with this.
Several years ago (as you probably know) by way of a single judge’s ruling, he opened a 19 month window that pretty much opened up any body of water in Utah to trespass.
It only lasted 19 months because one it was a huge overreach, two the the Utah legislature quickly, and rightfully past a law putting the trespass parameters back to where they should be. NAVIGABILITY
That judge’s over reach and the Stream Access groups agreement with that over reach in my opinion has made it harder to to get water ways classified as “historically navigable “.
With the socialist movement taking a grip around the neck of real American citizens I would caution against any laws or rulings that weaken our property rights.
I also own property that sets on a body of water in Utah, I am perfectly ok with the fact that people walk along the bank of this water on my privet property so that they can enjoy the water. Again just mentioning this so you know I do actually deal with this.
Several years ago (as you probably know) by way of a single judge’s ruling, he opened a 19 month window that pretty much opened up any body of water in Utah to trespass.
It only lasted 19 months because one it was a huge overreach, two the the Utah legislature quickly, and rightfully past a law putting the trespass parameters back to where they should be. NAVIGABILITY
That judge’s over reach and the Stream Access groups agreement with that over reach in my opinion has made it harder to to get water ways classified as “historically navigable “.
With the socialist movement taking a grip around the neck of real American citizens I would caution against any laws or rulings that weaken our property rights.