Jackson County also claims to have access to all the watersheds and ponds within that area including the Careys' property. The government agency also wants the government to pay for the pond removal service.
The Careys want the Water Commission to provide them with a permit for municipal storage so that the water could be used for emergency firefighting, wildlife habitat and as an additional source for municipal needs. They propose that they won’t use the water for their own purposes but want to retain the pond rather than seeing it removed, which would significantly devalue their property.
The Water Commission will consider the Careys’ request at its noon meetingWednesday, though the commission board last week didn’t seem inclined to approve the request. The Water Commission staff recommended denying Careys’ request.
However, the Careys also suspect that water leaking from the Eagle Point IrrigationDistrict canal above their property is seeping into their pond as well.
Sabrina Carey, 40, said she inspected county records before buying the property, and they clearly indicated that it had a pond.
When Jon Carey decided to grow medical cannabis, he needed to prove that he had a viable water source. At that point, the Careys say the water master’s office told them the pond violated state regulations, and the previous owners hadn’t received apermit.
“When you’re honest, they take everything away from you,” Carey said.
If the Careys can’t succeed in establishing some kind of rights over the water, they face even greater worries.
“Now they want to put me in debt just to get rid of it,” he said.
This is just another example of government overreach. It's not enough to pay high taxes for a property you will never truly own, if you have a natural pond or body of water within the property, you're forced to relinquish all rights to something that you actually paid for.
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good luck
Fill it with quickrete .
I would not give or allow government any access to my property. Give an inch, they want a mile. Too damn bad fight, any and ALL ways, learn their faces, where they live and shop since they know your address and are trying to steel what you purchased
If water is life and the government owns all the water, what does that mean?
The pond is older than the guy being charged…so why the f*@&/ is he being charged for it???
Government has overstepped it’s bounds by miles. This needs to stop.
Next time i get flood damage, the governemnt will pay for the damages as it hit the ground, destroyed something of mine, and it is their property.
Businessmen and wealthy farmers of the 1700s created the frame work and ever since big business is slowly maintaining or gaining more and more control using our “The Peoples” Government to do it. Follow the money.
I’m not believing anything this fake news page puts out. Many people have ponds over 40 years old, this is all a scam to get more followers.
Im shocked no one said anything about the marijuana license govt taking his water resource to prevent him making another weed dispensary haha maybe low key they are trying to fight away weed rofl
No this is a real story.
So what is really going on is the guy that these people bought the house from never pulled permits or applied for water rights to build the pond. So when this guy tried to get his grow license the country and state had to go do an inspection and found this pond that was not put in legally. And before anyone tries to say I’m full of BS I live in Oregon and I know the water master for Jackson county.
Yeah but there is no good news source. Also this page had lied before. I know things like this do happen but I live in Oregon as well and we have had ponds for many years without the government charging us.
Oh yes don’t you just love the “FREEDOM” we have here in the U.S.
So what’s gonna happen to the guy? Will he have to drain and fill the pond back in? Legit question
Most likely, but Larry will try and work with him the best that he can. He may be able to keep the pond but he will have to get and pay for all of the permits and water right fees.
I feel bad for the guy. I hope he can afford it and I hope Larry will do his best and help the guy out to the best of his legal ability.
I feel bad for the guy too. As long as the guy is willing to work with Larry he will do what he can. This is the second one in Jackson county and the first guy refused to do anything and did 30 days in jail.
Amen
Maybe the “medical” marijuana scam had something to do with it.
Who gave them the right to say he should shoot them
No Jacob I to live in Oregon and it’s a true story. The state of Oregon will not allow anyone to even fill up 55 gal barrels of rain water. They are also taxing your wells on your land. Because the state owns the water