Depends on the water source of the ditch. Hudson River? No.
Springs/Groundwater near 2,000 Meter Elevation + Mtn. Range? Hell to the Yes.
Do clean fresh springs belong to Anadromous Fish as Spawning grounds and a Nursery for their young,
...or does it belong to Nestle' Corporation to bottle, transport, and sell in plastic bottles to Urbanites?
This is a question of Local Option vs. Centralization of Power governance.
Urbanites unite and centralize. Rural people are more connected with their environment.
There is no Global problem that needs a one size fits all solution to match various Local insight.
