He diverted rivers into reservoirs he built with a bulldozer. This is not some guy collecting rainwater. Pick your heroes carefully. Don't be like niggers and pick the criminal asshole as your cause's martyr. It just makes you look like an asshole, too.
True. That said, had the US still had real land ownership then he would be just fine doing such a thing. Allodial Title.
There has never been a time where land owners in the US have had the rights to water that crosses their property AFAIK.
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