🚨: All Idaho residents need to see this. You will lose your water. 

Please share this video with the people of Idaho. Especially Bonner and boundary county. Spread the word fast!! Thank you all

The more this government does. The more pissed off I get.

I remember when they first started talking about metering private wells around here. It's stand your ground time...I told a fella from the department of lands if he came on my property and tried to meter my private well I would shoot him in the face. That was about fifteen years ago and the people in the restaurant though I was bit unreasonable with the lad...today those same people don't think I was that unreasonable Get possession of your mineral rights as well as your water rights and then DEFEND THEM!

Every USA residents need to pay attention to this. This is going to happen all over.

Yup, they used this tactic in CA. A large reservoir was diverted to the Pacific Ocean to protect a small "endangered" fish and remove irrigation from farmers for food production. Take action now!

For those who don't become concerned because it is not happening in your area, you had better become concerned, educated, and on the lookout because it's only a matter of time before they get to your area.

Thank God in Oklahoma our water rights belong to the Indians and they encourages us all to collect water and dig wells.. Our state tried to sell the water here years ago and the Indians fought them and won.

This same thing happened in Idaho over 35 years ago. I don't know about Bonner and Boundary Counties, but it was still through the Dept. of Water Resources. It was called The Snake River Adjudication. All water that was watershed in the area of the Snake River, (I was in Adams County), needed permits for water rights. It was reversed shortly after. I still have water rights in the Little Salmon River area. I would look into this deeper and not let this information scare you. If you're concerned, it's easy to get water rights. It will cost, but it might put your mind at ease. I'm no realtor, but I think when you purchase your property, you also will own the mineral and water rights under your property if you make sure to. If an aquifer dries up or changes course (as our family well did after an earthquake) the amount of your water from your well might diminish. It will be interesting in the years to come regarding water. I don't know if this is true or not, but I have heard how China has been buying up large tracts of land, farms and ranches, just for the water. Look at the Nestle company and how they have taken over water resources to sell their bottled water.

It's very saddening how few people pay any attention at all, to what is happening in their own local and state jurisdictions. It's even more disheartening to know how few people even know who their state and U.S. representatives are and it's just absolutely pathetic how few people take the time to research and understand local, state and federal issues and then VOTE!

Wow I never ever dreamed Idaho would do this BS! My brother has a Ranch up in Idaho I need to call him and ask if he knows about this. Thank you Sir !

Once a water source is registered, it'll be taxed.

Please everyone. This is not about meters. This is about claiming your water rights. If you have a well that was drilled by a licensed well driller, the IDWR knows you have the well because there was a permit and it is all recorded. This is just claiming the water you are using. Idaho is a first in time, first in right state. That is Common Law. This also only about the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Basin in most of Bonner County and a small part of Boundary county. Some of Bonner County was already adjudicated in the Coeur d'Alene Basin adjudication where the USFS and the CDA tribe were trying to control all the flowing water. The state of Washington was trying to get their dirty paws on our water too. The rest of the state has already been adjudicated in different basins since the 1980's,

Holy Cow! I’m a large land owner in the State of Missouri. This is a wake up call. I subscribed a while back and I’m not getting any notifications! This could happen to any of us!!! Thank you for your efforts. I’m fully awake and terrified. Our world is in such trouble.

This is one of the reasons why I chose Missouri instead of Idaho when I decided to move from Oregon. Troubling. You have to fight it, brother. I'm praying for all in Idaho.

Claim it so they can tax it. Don't claim it, they take it. Sounds like a great deal... For the state!

Government over reach just keeps going . They need to be stopped in so many ways . Good luck to you all and all of us in this country.

You are doing a great service by putting this info out there. What these counties and states are doing is criminal.

Looks like the deadline to file for our area is July, 1 2022. I'll get on the horn and tell the neighbors. Thanks for the heads-up.

I would write an affidavit and a Declaration of my rights to my property and all natural resources in or off of my property. I would also take notice that I don't consent to any gov officials or public servants trespassing upon my property would be in complete violation of my rights and could be met with reasonable force.

In California, they have a program where if water is scarce, they can limit the amount of water a municipal household is allowed to use per month. If the municipal government declares you to have used an excess of water, they can shut off not only water, but electrical and gas service as well. What I have been told is they can remove the meters and cap them off. You, the resident of the home will have to either apply for new service or the city/county can declare the building illegal to occupy and evict you from your home. You will still have your mortgage to pay, and if the mortgage holder finds out the house is not able to be occupied, they can change the price of the monthly mortgage insurance. Don't think Boise is not going to look at what they can do to their own subjects. It is time to work to revoke that legislation, by the use of a citizen initiative, if Idaho had that. If not, or even if they do. Find out who voted for this disaster and work to remove them from office. Even if they are not in your county, support candidates in any county that will agree to void this legislation completely. Country folk and city folk alike are in danger

I think we’ll see more of these resource grabs in the future, especially in areas surrounding large populated urban centers. There is no resource of greater importance than fresh, potable water. I’m fortunate that Texas still had reasonable groundwater capture regulations BUT we have enormous growth in our major urban hubs that already demand fresh water from outlying areas (e.g DFW, Austin). Thanks for providing this video. It’s a good reminder for the rest of us.

This is how Australian farms became limited in water availability. Their water was sold to China!!!

I have a grandfathered well in Canada . My local community all draw from the same aquifer . My new local municipality has responsibly restricted any new dwellings for lack of water to sustain them. I originally came from a community that grew and grew and grew with not enough water to go around. No lake source or river only aquifer the entire community’s rely on. Extremely irresponsible planning and all about more tax revenues and not about the quality of life for the life time residents like me. I left that community because the growth over the years drove the housing markets far beyond my affordability and the policy makers had no concerns about that. The higher the markets go the higher property taxes they make. And none of it went back into infrastructure . Still no good post secondary school and not enough water to go around . The watering restriction start before the kids are out of school for summer vacation and you are fined if your caught watering on you non watering day. Your not even allowed to wash your car. They drilled another well in order to get more development underway but the dumb dumb residents don’t realize the new city well is drawing from the same aquifer only in a different area. It was a million dollar scam to me in order to approve more high end subdivisions my children will never afford. My point here is if your state is taking census on water it may be for good reason and responsible planning so you don’t run dry like my old town that is fully metered. My new property dwelling has run dry a few years ago and I’ve paid big bucks to fill the cistern yet I live in a rain forest on Vancouver island. When you understand how aquifers work you understand they are not forever. California has run dry and many 100 + years farmers have gone belly up. Look at the population growth there. Consumption far far exceeds the aquifer replenishment. I’m going to invest in rainwater harvesting and have studied aquifers and water scarcity ( world wide ) for this reason. I also want to build another home for my children on my property in the near future and the municipality will only approve it if it is subsidized on potable rain water. ( responsible and fair policy ) The best way to be active on this is to promote water conservation. Low flow showers and toilets . Underground irrigation systems save 50% consumption from evaporation. fight tooth and nail against large scale developments. Demand transparency regarding this letter in the mail and the truth behind it? We all need farmers ! water scarcity is a world wide issue even in a rainforest like Vancouver island and my old town Gibsons BC. And thank you Idaho I was raised on your potatoes all my life.

Idaho code concerning domestic wells “Rights to ground water for such domestic purposes may be acquired by withdrawal and use.” Domestic wells are excepted from these registration requirements, withdrawal and use serves as your acquired water right.

I have specifically been looking for bug out land in Sandpoint Idaho area because of the fact that water is so plentiful. You can dig your own shallow well in most places. This is just horrifying!!

Water is life. He that controls the water control YOUR LIFE. Power grab of your life. JMHO

It seems to be in the plans here, too, in a dirt road community in North East Nevada. 3 neighbors have already caught people covertly taking pictures of their wells.

I have lived in Idaho my entire life of 72 years but my father is from Oklahoma. He left me 3 subsurface mineral deeds in 2 different counties in Oklahoma. I had to refile the deeds with the state of Okkahoma in order to retain rights for anything found under those deeds whether it be geothermal or oil or gas or gold or any other minerals. The private property owners where my deeds exist do not own access to any elements under the ground but they can dictate whether or not I can extract anything under their ground.

What happens when you buy a property? Do the claimed water rights of the prior owner transfer over to the new owner? What if you buy a property from someone who did not claim their rights? If they don't transfer upon sale, is this just a way for the state to own it all as time goes by until all land has eventually transfered over time? This is terrible.

Sounds criminal. Should be treated as such

I'm looking to move out of washington one day and know water whever I go is critical. This is so wicked. My question that you answered is how did this happen in idaho. Wow

Adjudication of water rights is something most states in the west update every so often because of a principle called “Doctrine of Prior Appropriation” and it’s a BIG DEAL for large ranches, agricultural farms, or multi-generational homestead estates. You’re absolutely correct we have an abundance of water here in Bonner County and have thus far never ran into an issue to my knowledge where mines, livestock, or property owners have yet run dry (minus some private wells) in the Panhandle, however if you read the press release IDWR put out last year, the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin is the last of the 3 major basins in our state Idaho Dept. of Water wants to figure out the ‘hierarchy of water rights’ to. Where the adjudication of your water rights is important however is one day there could actually be a day when there’s enough people who’ve moved in, and dry enough consecutive seasons that the creek or river that feeds your particular parcel is no longer viable to supply everyone living in the area. Or let’s say a new resident moves in, and re-channels the river onto their property upstream thereby depriving you and your livestock of the quantity of water you need to recharges your wells. You would obviously take him/her to court and say “hey, this is my water I’ve used for X number of years and I’m entitled to it.” Water isn’t always a renewable enough resource to go around in a circumstance like this, a court is going to say, who is first on the list of ‘Prior Appropriation’? If you go to the Bonner County assessor’s office and look at individual title reports, water rights are separated from general land ownership because it affects everyone in the radius of your property. A nearby orchard might have higher priority to water from 80 years ago than someone who’s just bought a piece of property to raise sheep etc. Property rights are a “bundle” of rights for this very reason. No one lives in a vacuum and it’s no secret that Bonner County’s snowpack isn’t what it once was. The northern end of Pend Oreille used to freeze to where you could walk right over to Warren Island. Now all that being said, if you’re concerned about the state knowing where all your water comes from, just list the wells that you would want the court to rule in your favor should a neighbor sue for the water you need. If there’s an abundance of water which there is right now, you can pull from all over without anyone knowing or caring like you mentioned in this video. It helps to understand that in the days before Teddy Roosevelt helped establish the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, water rights wars were a serious point of contention and deadly conflict between cattlemen and farmers ALL OVER THE WESTERN U.S. This is why there is a ‘doctrine of prior appropriation’. Just south over in Kootenai County/Eastern Wa. for example, the farms on the Rathdrum Prarie prior to the 1950’s didn’t always have enough water for all the old apple orchards that used to be fed via ‘canals’ drained from the falls on the Spokane River over by Exit 5. It was through federal government grants that all those checkerboard water towers were put up with pumps to tap into the aquaifer underneath that solved the issue. The Bureau of Reclamation is who funded the Albani Dam west of Priest River to prevent flooding, Bonneville, and of course those east of us on the Clark Fork river like Cabinet Gorge and Thompson Falls over in Sanders County generating clean and cheap renewable electricity for the PNW. Now all of that being said, you could be right there’s some corruption here as mining companies like Heckla have had there eyes on areas like Rock Creek and a silica mine is trying to gain approval on the southern end of Pend Oreille at the base of Green Mountain under the public’s radar because if the Forest Service grants them a lease, they could potentially have a 60-70 period where that area is now off-access to hunters, anglers, and off-road enthusiasts, and they (the mine owners) have approval to DRAW ALOT OF WATER that otherwise should be going toward either local land-owners of the general health and welfare of the lake and wildlife habitats. To strip land down and level it for the silica underneath requires a huge amount of water.

""Keep government off private land""!!! That's a Good t shirt right there!!! Hiya Shelby 🙋‍♀️💞

Don't negotiate with those terrorists, keep your powder dry.

They tried it in Arizona by putting meters on our wells. We fought it in the Supreme Court and won. They even tried to out law catching rain water. It fell through also. Take it to the Supreme Court.

These got damn criminals. I heard CDA now has a 2 year wait list for well drilling!!!!! Avoid north Idaho now. It's a mess. The police and politics are getting out of hand.

I believe all these ‘registered’ water sources will now be TAXED heavily. This, as you said, will also leave the door open for them to come in and claim the water if the deem it necessary. Any registration should be avoided. It never ends well or in your favor,

Someone was paid off to sell it back to us in a bottle.

A huge group of us are fighting for our water rights in central California

Sounds like Idaho needs to round up their traitors in the legislature, and have them explain their actions , and then take appropriate measures to counteract what they are trying to do . Also the Governor has to be on board and sign this into law , what is his position?

WOW!!! I'm not in Idaho, but sending prayers and blessings concerning the situation homestead owners face... SHALOM everyone ❤️❤️❤️.

The 'land grab' happened a long-long time ago, and rights haven't been taken -- they have been contracted away unawares. 'Ownership' is a deep subject, and needs a lot of discussion, but much like most legal words, it doesn't mean what people think it means. Everything is a contract, either by signing, quasi- or tacit agreement.

Real Estate mortgage lenders and Title company attorneys need to file suit immediately. The title report and guarantee grants property rights based on recorded information, liens, easements and water rights are included in there just like mineral and mining rights. The lenders approve the loans based on the title report

Idaho residents better band together near and far and fight this. Time for an emergency town hall meeting and emergency petitions to demand these politicians be removed. Get ready for a crash course in running for office. AS PER THE US CONSTITUTION- NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION AND RESOURCES ARE GOD GIVEN. PLUS THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT TAKE ANY OF YOUR PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPENSATION. Sounds like all of you need to first learn your rights and second, be prepared to defend them at all costs.

All this has been going on a long time not just Utah but everywhere and you're right it's not going to stop.

You all need to take this seriously. My lands water was taken from my in laws and the county closed the springs and redirected the pipes to flow from their water source, the James, and started billing them in Henrico Va. They also had to pay for the new system's installation and lost in court when they went. Of course they did. The government thinks it owns everything, including you. You are sold on the stock market if you have a birth certificate so you are nothing but property that can perform a task. It's unbelievable. I don't think they even had the opportunity to register anything.

I'm here from the government and I'm here to help! It is getting to be that time.

Yeah, so many can't even handle believing the level if corruption....your awesome, thank you!

AGENDA 2030

There's a video of the owner of Nestle water 💧 Telling Everyone he's taking all the water rights. He says you have no natural rights to water.

Thankyou for your clarity on this ridiculous process of government control

I will share this far and wide have generations of family all over Idaho on both sides. 🙏❤🙏 God bless 🙌

I wonder how they could know if you had a well . I’m in Missouri and they didn’t start requiring wells to be registered until 1988 . So any one before that is unregistered. My well was not finished when I bought my land . So I finished it but ain’t claiming it . Good luck with it .

Well if they own the water on your land, then I would charge them a fee for having their water on your land.

Contacted family about this, posted and shared too. Thanks for doing this video. It is appreciated. Chris

I lived in Athol for 15 years and saw these things coming. Gov policies and regulations changing, increasing strict building codes and permits and inspections required for every little thing. Water wells drying up. I left.

Nestle must have lobbied really hard with fists full of cash to get this through.

Look into the Nettleton/Lowery case. The State of Idaho was happily allowing the Fed's to take the water rights from cattlemen. The two families petitioned the state to protect the water rights. The State ignored them so they sued the feds and won. They then sued the state for doing their job, and won the right to be reimbursed from the state. The State has refused to pay a penny for decades. The interest on the lawyer fees has devastated the families. Idaho Governor's and state Congress work for their self interest, not the people. It's a corrupt state masquerading as conservative

This is evil, I used to live in Sandpoint and regarded it as one of the greatest places in the USA… particularly for freedom. Now I’m back in Colorado and was looking at land in Boundary as a secondary property… another state taking away freedom. Unreal.

Thank you for taking the time to do this….we live in Bonner County and received paperwork on this earlier this year….kept it and forgot about it. We will be addressing this for sure. And I will be sharing with all our neighbors. God Bless.

Thank you so much for sharing this information!!! Deeply appreciate it. I have shared your link we my friends out there. Keep up the great work!!! BTW: who hits the thumbs down on a video like this? Yikes!

Serfdom is what they're aiming at.

Excellent video with critically important information. You would be - and already are - the ideal spokesperson for this agenda. Raise awareness, compel righteous outrage, stop the state in its tracks.

I was hoping to get a place there!Please hang on to THIS GOD GIVEN RIGHT!

When you bought your land you have title. Go back and check what your title says. In California title gives you rights to so many feet underneath your land already when you buy the land. Does that make sense. Check your title papers when you bought the land. In your title papers it says you own So many feet under your land, that is binding. And then from there you will probably would have to have title attorney or lobby with other landowners there to fight this. You’re doing a great job and thank you for bringing this to California residents. JUST SO WRONG!

Sounds like Idahoans need to get behind Bundy! I can’t think of anyone who will fight for your Rights more than he will!

Thanks for telling people. Good luck. Hope you can keep your water. All states need to know this because other states will probably start doing it too.

This also a heads up to everyone..in every rural state..I remind you of what they did in California..Los Angeles..the stole an entire river and then pumped it over amounting range..they got away with this because they view people who live in the country as less than they are.

I've seen this writing on the wall for over 45 years,,total control!

Keep up the good work 👍thanks for the video from Davenport Iowa ✌

That is so sad!! So scary!!! If it is your property it should be your water!!

Thank you very much for the heads up neighbor. I did not know this was happening.

Thank you for the information. I am trying to buy and move to Idaho so something I will keep an eye on when purchasing.

Sounds like fighting words to me. I escaped enemy territory to get away from government tyranny. Everyone needs to take a stand and hang together damn it or we'll all surely hang separately.

This has been threatened in TX as well - the rural area HOAs are informing their community residents that the county has informed them their water may be diverted to the city and they will no longer have access. It isn’t just in 1 or 2 states. This is something “specific” counties are pursuing all over the US.

I've fought for water rights for decades. It is essential, that when you file, you protest, in writing, that you have grandfather rights,established prior to the legislation, and you intend to contest said legislation- in court as it applies to your situation. Then you must organize, find a good water rights law firm and file a class action law suite , paid for by your organization, if you do this, you will win. Copy everything, always # correspondence with return receipt. Make sure to tie your protest to your filing.These devils will throw out the protest, keep all records.DR and carry on.

Soon as you sign a paper you give up your rights to the water. Filling out that paperwork essentially tells them that you have it.

I would pack up and move to America. Oh shit wait my bad this is happening in America

Thank you! I passed this along to my sister and brother-in-law who just bought a house in Wyoming. This is probably coming their way and maybe they can flag this for their neighbors. I told them to see what their local legislators and legislatures are doing. 🇺🇸🙏 God bless America! 🙏🇺🇸

If it is left to you what you register, then register your entire property as a watershed. All low lying areas are reservoirs of the rain that falls and traverses your property are thereby claimed for the use of the owner of the watershed. This would include all percolation to underground reservoirs and would be reserved for the use of the property owner.

I bet they learned to do this from someone from California, they did it and alot private lakes in Barstow (Newberry Springs) lost their water...

We are currently selling our home in California , we have two wells that currently do not have meters. Once the house sell the new owner will be required to meter and pay for the water in addition to the cost of pumping the water. Thank you for sharing this information...

I live in North Idaho. We have tons of water on my hill (Kootenai County). I have a spring under my house that we have to pump to keep it from flooding and when you walk around my neighborhood in the spring and summer, you can hear the water running through the soil and sometimes it just bursts and gushes out like a geyser. Sometimes a seasonal creek even appears. My water bill last month was $1.69.

Shared. Thank you for the info!

I am planning on moving to Idaho in a few months... I am not ok with government control like this... I will be fighting this...

So, are there nestlé bottling plants in our future?

What a great way to find out what you have on your property

Thank you ser. You're a true American. I will pass this on to all my friends

I own 40 acres in Latah county. It clearly states in the purchase agreement that I own all water rights that flow under the boundaries of the land. I filled out the "permit" part at the ID department of water resources, not the "claim" part. If you fill out the claim part, you are admitting that you do not currently own the water rights on the property. This will supersede any sales contract you paid for and signed. Be careful. I spoke to a guy at the ID Water Resources, he says the State of Idaho has no interest in limiting or taking anyones water rights. They are trying to get a handle on dwindling resources.

Don’t give in and abide! Stand your ground and keep it! Politicians in this state are dirty too. Time for tar and feathers! I will not comply!

A company called Sac a storm water company based out of Texas! We are being charged in Pennsylvania $20 per month for storm water ! So they build storm water drain systems! Ok that's great ! We started paying for this every month before Sac built the system. This past summer 2021 they built the storm water system on my street! So just how long will they change We the people $$$ for storm water??? It's crazy our government has made a business out of storm water in America!

@North Country Off Grid we've got 20 acres (undeveloped) in Bonner county; we don't have any water sources on the property, we plan on drilling a well in a few years. We'll start building in the Spring, primarily catching rain water and snow melt. We do have an area that behaves like a small creek with the Spring thaw. It dries up within a few weeks of warmer weather. Since we don't currently have a permanent water resource, do you know if can we register now for future access (well)?

Unreal times... not resembling the nation of my youth anymore.

When did Idahou resident vote to forfit their water rights? Exsactly!!

Thank you for sharing this important information!

Good seeing you .

THAT IS JUST CRAZY! Oh no no no...Fight like its a civil war over that...

Where in the world did that come from? Sad to see even the redoubt having these issues

Registering let’s them know what you have We’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t! It’s coming to the point where we will have to resist by force!

Shared. Great job Thanks