Unfortunately, the principle of the matter is whether Gods
Gifts from Heaven should be charged by any Authorities? and not if
the Rich Landlord is too rich to deserve Gods Gifts from
Heaven.
Who are the rich landlords?
To begin with, they are basically the Property Developers Private
(Far East, CDL) and Public (HDB, Capital Land, etc) - that affect
the lives of the average Singaporeans who purchase these developed
properties - and with the average Singaporeans ending up being the
final 'Landlords' - (and doubtfully rich).
While at this early stage, there is some leeway for domestic
collection of rainwater, what is there to prevent a legislaton that
make such domestic collections to be illegal at a later stage? as
has happened so often in Singapore, the Authorities implement
policies at a pace of one little step at a time, and with each step
enveloping the citizens with another increment in the cost
factor.
What about the few industries such as Hydroponics Farms, Tropical
Fisheries, Orchid Farms, Wafer Fab etc that are heavily dependent
on water?
Should these enterprises be prevented from collecting Gods Gifts
From Heaven, and allow a Utility Company to monopolize the
collection and sale of Gods Gifts from Heaven?
Why prevent the supposed rich landlords from making use of their
property to collect rain water; as after all, such properties have
already paid a very high cost in development charges to the
Authorities that only add up to the cost of the
development?
With the high cost of land that is artificially dictated largely by
URA in its release of land sold to developers, and the high
development charges that follow, it will be the Property Owners
(domestic and industrial) that will finally pay for the high cost
of Owning and Operating the developed property.
Any engineering design in an HDB or Private Condominium that help
to capture Gods Gifts from Heaven, can only assist in some way
to lower the monthly maintenance charges that can hit our
pockets.
Should we not look at the overall picture of how much rainfall
actually occur in Singapore throughout the year, and determine how
much water goes into the soil (which belongs to the state, as no
Singaporean is allowed to draw water from the soil that their home
is built on, except for those few remaining attap homes with wells)
and how much water goes out to sea, and determine what is the
remaining amount going to the drains and canals leading to the
catchment areas?
