cibaeño75 previously said:

Do any of you have an idea what are the water rights in DR? For example, here even if a river crosses your land you can't change the course of said river to suit your personal needs or for commercial purposes. Those who have other property along the river's path have rights to it also. I'm sure in DR it shouldn't be any different. But I'm interested in knowing what rights do a community have to water when an underground stream is concerned. In the town my parents are from there's a private pool that charges admission that's being supplied by local underground water. Meanwhile the town is parched and can't access the same underground stream. Does anyone know if this is even legal in the framework of Dominican law?

cibaeño75 previously said:

Do any of you have an idea what are the water rights in DR? For example, here even if a river crosses your land you can't change the course of said river to suit your personal needs or for commercial purposes. Those who have other property along the river's path have rights to it also. I'm sure in DR it shouldn't be any different. But I'm interested in knowing what rights do a community have to water when an underground stream is concerned. In the town my parents are from there's a private pool that charges admission that's being supplied by local underground water. Meanwhile the town is parched and can't access the same underground stream. Does anyone know if this is even legal in the framework of Dominican law?

anthonyC previously said:




I do know that to tap into underground water sources you need permission from the government.

And as we all know how efficient, and transparent any government agency is it should come to nobodies surprise that most wells are dug illicitly.

tschotschua previously said:


Ciby,

We have right on our natural resources, anything that we do withing our territory is under the law and so far it is our right to do so.

What is our is precisely what belong to us

cibaeño75 previously said:




I'm under the impression that people have, at the very least, the right to water. I'm just bewildered by all this...private citizens are maintaining large commercial pools with underground water while the town itsel lacks potable water..even though it's sitting on an underground stream of fresh water that can easily supply the locals with the precious liquid.