Mocha Latte
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I was watching Andy Woods and he brought this up.
Unbelievable…CA will be charging people with private wells for the privilege of using their own water on their own property. Let’s remember Gov. Newsom’s actions when the dems put him up as a presidential candidate. As the saying goes…As California goes, so goes the nation. This (CA) is a blueprint for what they hope to implement countrywide. More from the article:
“This is not merely a bureaucratic hassle. There are fees, of course. The base filing fee is $300 per well, which all extractors are required to report. Then there’s an additional fee of $10 per acre foot with a meter, $25 per acre foot without. Tardy filers face a late fee of 25% per month.
California Globe reached out to Ms. Stork and SGMA to inquire how widely this letter was sent and where the State Water Resources Control Board derives the right to charge well owners for water on their own property. This story will be updated to include her comment if either responds.
Meanwhile, the ramifications for property rights are enormous.
‘They’re sending out letters to property owners saying they must declare [if] they use just two acre feet,” observes the source who received the letter. “If they use more they must pay an annual fee of $300 for each well plus they must meter the water and send in a monthly usage report and pay a fee for water that is pumped starting in Feb 2023. What a great racket! The government provides no service, no support, no product, doesn’t even do the billing! That’s all on citizens. All [the government does] is cash the check.’l
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/cal-epa-asserts-shockingly-broad-domain-over-private-property/
Unbelievable…CA will be charging people with private wells for the privilege of using their own water on their own property. Let’s remember Gov. Newsom’s actions when the dems put him up as a presidential candidate. As the saying goes…As California goes, so goes the nation. This (CA) is a blueprint for what they hope to implement countrywide. More from the article:
“This is not merely a bureaucratic hassle. There are fees, of course. The base filing fee is $300 per well, which all extractors are required to report. Then there’s an additional fee of $10 per acre foot with a meter, $25 per acre foot without. Tardy filers face a late fee of 25% per month.
California Globe reached out to Ms. Stork and SGMA to inquire how widely this letter was sent and where the State Water Resources Control Board derives the right to charge well owners for water on their own property. This story will be updated to include her comment if either responds.
Meanwhile, the ramifications for property rights are enormous.
‘They’re sending out letters to property owners saying they must declare [if] they use just two acre feet,” observes the source who received the letter. “If they use more they must pay an annual fee of $300 for each well plus they must meter the water and send in a monthly usage report and pay a fee for water that is pumped starting in Feb 2023. What a great racket! The government provides no service, no support, no product, doesn’t even do the billing! That’s all on citizens. All [the government does] is cash the check.’l
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/cal-epa-asserts-shockingly-broad-domain-over-private-property/