| As soon as the waters have an owner, the owner has
| an incentive to protect them
What if the owners don't care? What if it's not possible to police it (it's not like a local stream is monetizable in the way that a section of the Mississippi would be).
What if major waterways like the Mississippi were owned? What if a section of the Mississippi were owned by some guy that would only allow people/companies through if they were (e.g.) Christians?
What happens when I dump toxic waste on my own property but it seeps into ground water that the entire area (or just my neighbors via pumps) uses for water? What happens when it runs off and onto my neighbor's property? What if my neighbor is a farmer and this wrecks his livelihood?
What if major waterways like the Mississippi were owned? What if a section of the Mississippi were owned by some guy that would only allow people/companies through if they were (e.g.) Christians?
What happens when I dump toxic waste on my own property but it seeps into ground water that the entire area (or just my neighbors via pumps) uses for water? What happens when it runs off and onto my neighbor's property? What if my neighbor is a farmer and this wrecks his livelihood?