Simple answer, it is and should always be a public resource. But it becomes a commodity when you take it from lakes, streams or groundwater, put it in bottles and sell it. That's much different from using water from a municipal supply to make beer or cars. Those are products; water is not.
http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1129155002116900.xml&coll=1
Posted by Dave at October 17, 2005 11:33 AM