Today marks the culmination of a journey—a fight not just for rainwater, but for a principle as ancient as humanity itself: the right to live in harmony with nature’s gifts. Rain is not the property of bureaucracy. It is the gentle hand of God replenishing the earth, a resource so pure and abundant that the very act of catching it should be seen as both a right and a responsibility. Yet, here we stand, having fought long and hard, through a maze of red tape, to affirm what John Locke so wisely proclaimed—that nature’s bounty is ours to steward, not hoard, and that liberty extends to those who seek sustainability.

The struggle has been steep, marked by frustration at the hurdles placed before us, but it has also been brightened by the hope of what this regulation represents: a turning point. Let this moment stand as a testament to the resilience of those who believe in a sustainable future. Let my grandchildren know that we fought not just for rainwater, but for their inheritance—a world where catching rain is no longer seen as an act requiring permission, but as a Lockean principle, rooted in the freedoms we cherish under the 9th Amendment of our great Constitution.

To those who come after, know this: the battle was worth it. Let the rain you catch remind you of those who came before, and let it nurture not just your gardens, but your hope for a future where humanity and nature work as one. May this regulation be a drop in the larger flood of progress, proof that even against resistance, the waters of justice flow.