It seems you can go to jail for almost any indiscretion, as one Oregon man has discovered. Gary Harrington has started serving a 30-day jail sentence and must pay more than $1,500 in fines because he was collecting rainwater in three “illegal reservoirs” on his property. Harrington was in breach of a 1925 law for “diverting water from streams” running into Big Butte Creek, according to state water officials. Harrington told the court he was just storing rainwater from his own property to use for wildfire protection, but the Oregon Water Resources Department disagreed. Harrington is vowing to fight the penalty, calling the state government “big bullies.” What’s next, going to jail for eating snow?*[Source]
