Michigan Votes Forum

This bill enables citizens to control, as we always have, our water, whether in lakes and streams or underground. The provisions of the bill only enact requirements of the Michigan Constitution, and does not set up taxation, 'government control' nor any of the scurrilous lies that are being promulgated...

This is about far more than charging you for water! This a direct assault against your property rights-a 'taking'! Riparian water rights are the norm east opf the Mississippi. In the west, where they are separated from property, there are never-ending struggles to get enugh water-constand small...

I too am opposed to HR5319. Many Michigan citizens have private wells on their properties and I can't imagine any one of them being in favor of this bill. I haven't seen any comments in favor of it. Several comments have asked if our private waste systems and the air we breathe are going to be...

I agree with comment #1. It does seem this is a disguised eminent domain taking, which I oppose. I have some experience with this concept of groundwater permitting. I own a winery north of Suttons Bay. I was required, prior to opening the winery, to get a permit for groundwater disposal for a floor drain...