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I didn't see any mention of water rights in that article. You need a permit to drill a well. In Colorado, it is illegal to divert rain from your roof - to do so legally, among several other restrictions, you must have an existing well permit and can only use the rainwater for the same usage that the well permit is for.

These folks are going to find out their hobby is rather expensive.

Earlier this month, there were some articles on water issues in Arizona here in HN. The people in those articles were not happy about having to find new sources for water as the drought was forcing some cities to cut off water deliveries to communities outside their city limits.