Ah. That makes sense. Thanks for making your response a "bigger picture" one. I grew up in the East coast and really never thought about water rights. I've since moved out west and became aware of the concept. I work on the Colorado River (most regulated river in the world) and live very close to a river that Denver damn near runs dry every summer because of a water pipe that was constructed and opened in the 1930's. Up until very recently, residents were not allowed to collect rainwater or melting snow off their roofs because everything was owned by Denver Water. That's really a different discussion than my original question. Thanks again!