Originally Posted by
Kat Sews
You may want to check for local ordinances to make sure the barrels are legal where you live. My brother's neighbor in West Valley, Utah had one and was told to remove it as the rain water running off their roof didn't belong to the home owner.
Sounds to me like a homeowners' association "official" that has too much time on his / her hands...or it's some self-important local bureaucrat whose job it is to harass homeowners. Remember, the more run-off we collect and use for gardening, that's less money the local water district collects (sarcasm and pun intended). They're all looking for ways to grub money.