question: If ice forms on your property, does that mean that you own that ice? Or the same with snow?
comment: It depends. It might belong to you, unless you live in a regulated water rights district. In Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah; the default is that the government owns precipitation, even on your property. In general, these water rights owners are not responsible for damage done by their water on your property, so it's strictly lose-lose for you.
passages: Snow farming is the use of obstacles, equipment and knowledge about management of snow in order to strategically manipulate snow coverage. Often this is done for the purpose of skiing or even preventing snow drift in certain areas like roads. The most popular obstacle is the snow fence, which is used to create drifts and collect more snow in a given area than would otherwise naturally occur. The snow can be moved to other areas and groomed with the use of a snow groomer. Sometimes the snow fence is readily movable in order to maximize the collection of blown snow, despite wind direction changes. In Mora, MN, Vasaloppet races would be unable to happen without the use of snow farming due to lack of natural snow in recent years.
   Over the last several decades, conservation groups have lobbied the United States Congress to acquire private residences especially within designated wilderness areas, either by direct purchase or via land exchange which trades the inholding for other federal lands located outside of national parks or wilderness areas.
  
  Section::::Rights and regulations.
  
  Generally, owners of inholdings are allowed to use their properties in a manner similar to other private property owners in their state. However, they may be subject to additional federal and agency-specific regulations regarding access to their homes and use of their lands by their Federal agency neighbors.
   BULLET::::- Accidental discharge of water
  
  BULLET::::- Fire or lightning
  
  BULLET::::- Smoke
  
  BULLET::::- Theft
  
  BULLET::::- Vandalism or malicious mischief
  
  BULLET::::- Windstorm
  
  Additional events including riot, aircraft, explosion, hail, falling objects, volcanic eruption, snow, sleet, and weight of ice may also be covered.
  
  Section::::Sublease.
   In May 2018, there were two incidents where chunks of blue ice fell onto residents in Kelowna, British Columbia. 
  
  In November 2018, there was an incident where a chunk of ice fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of a home in Bristol, England. 
  
  Section::::Danger to aircraft.
   In areas where the rising of land is seen, it is necessary to define the exact limits of property. In Finland, the "new land" is legally the property of the owner of the water area, not any land owners on the shore. Therefore, if the owner of the land wishes to build a pier over the "new land", they need the permission of the owner of the (former) water area. The landowner of the shore may redeem the new land at market price. Usually the owner of the water area is the partition unit of the landowners of the shores, a collective holding corporation.
   Section::::Climate change effects.:Thaw.
  
  The ground can consist of many substrate materials, including bedrock, sediment, organic matter, water or ice. Frozen ground is that which is below the freezing point of water, whether or not water is present in the substrate. Ground ice is not always present, as may be the case with nonporous bedrock, but it frequently occurs and may be present in amounts exceeding the potential hydraulic saturation of the thawed substrate.
   In some places, laws require homeowners to clear snow from the public sidewalk in front of their house, as well as a pathway on their own property to their mailbox. Those who fail to do so, depending on the jurisdiction's laws, may experience fines and may be civilly liable for injuries suffered by another on a surface that they were required to clear. In some jurisdictions, such as New York, private home owners who shovel are held civilly liable for others' injuries incurred by falling in areas that have been shovelled.
   Many lakes had several land owners, however, and following disagreements over Fresh Pond, the lawyer Simon Greenleaf was charged to adjudicate a solution in 1841. Greenleaf decided that the right to harvest ice would be divided up in proportion with the amount of the shore line owned by the different claimants; from then onwards, the rights to harvest ice could be bought and sold and the value of land adjacent to sites such as Fresh Pond increased rapidly, with one owner who purchased land at $130 ($2,500 in 2010 terms) an acre (0.4 hectares) in the 1820s refusing an offer of $2,000 ($44,000) an acre by the 1850s.
   Section::::Landsbanki liquidation and repayment of claims.:New creditor repayment restrictions.
   Ground frost
  
  Ground frost refers to the various coverings of ice produced by the direct deposition of water vapor on objects and trees, whose surfaces have a temperature below the freezing point of water (0 °C, 32 °F).
  
  Section::::Types.
   The exact phrase "" first appears in 1758 in chapter 23 of Voltaire's book , although the phrase "a few acres of ice" appeared in a letter he wrote in 1757. Voltaire wrote similar sarcastic remarks in other works.
  
  Section::::Historical context of the quotations.
  
  In Voltaire's day, New France included Canada, Acadia, Louisiana, and other territories. All parts of the colonies were the object of Voltaire's sarcastic comments at one point or another.
   Voltaire must have been quite happy with his "few acres of ice" phrase from his 1757 letter to : he used it again the following year, slightly modified, in his novel (written in 1758 and published in 1759), although now replacing "ice" with "snow". The "snow" version of 1758 has generally become better known today in Canada than the "ice" version of 1757, perhaps because is sometimes used in high school courses. The relevant passage appears in chapter 23 of , when two characters of the novel are exchanging thoughts about France and Britain:
   Bioprecipitation
  
  Bioprecipitation is the concept of rain-making bacteria and was proposed by David Sands from Montana State University before 1983. The formation of ice in clouds is required for snow and most rainfall. Dust and soot particles can serve as ice nuclei, but biological ice nuclei are capable of catalyzing freezing at much warmer temperatures. The ice-nucleating bacteria currently known are mostly plant pathogens. Recent research suggests that bacteria may be present in clouds as part of an evolved process of dispersal.
  
  Ice-nucleating proteins derived from ice-nucleating bacteria are used for snowmaking.
  
  Section::::Plant pathogens.
   Climate appraisal
  
  A climate appraisal is a unique, location-based report for a specific property on climate change (from global warming) and other environmental risks. Information in a climate appraisal report enables property owners and/or buyers to assess for themselves how climate change risks could impact a specific property address in the future, probably by utilizing both historical and projected data from scientific modeling to display those potential risks.
   Nonconforming use
  
  Nonconforming use is a type of zoning variance where a parcel of land may be given an exception from current zoning ordinances due to improvements made by a prior owner or before the current zoning ordinances made the desired use non-conforming under local law. Secondary suites are commonly permitted as a non-conforming use in the zoning district they are located in because the suite was developed prior to the zoning ordinance coming into effect.
  
  Section::::Discontinuance.
  
  Section::::Discontinuance.:Intent.
  
  The landowner may explicitly intend to discontinue the use by agreeing to end the use
   Snow dump site selection is based on the availability of suitable land and pollution prevention factors that may include distances from lakes and streams, installation of silt fences, soil and aquifer type, and other factors. Some sites may use filters and settling ponds to help prevent the pollution from spreading. Occasionally an excessive amount of snow must be dumped and is sometimes allowed to be legally dumped into water bodies on an "emergency only" basis.
  
  Section::::Surface treatments.
   Section::::Potential and realized externalities.:Negative externalities.
  
  The most visible negative externalities resulting from snowmaking are the adverse environmental impacts. However, in addition to environmental impacts, the production of artificial snow results in significant negative cultural and social externalities. Such externalities include issues regarding land use and land rights. Many ski resorts rent out mountains and slopes from the US Forest Service, which raises questions surrounding how the land can and should be used, and who should be the arbiter of determining appropriate uses.
   Different jurisdictions provide different degrees of protection under homestead exemption laws. Some protect only property up to a certain value, and others have acreage limitations. If a homestead exceeds the limits, creditors may still force the sale, but the homesteader may keep a certain amount of the proceeds of the sale.
   As was mentioned during the discussion in the Czech Parliament in a statement by the Czech Association of Cities and Municipalities, a similar duty belongs to owners of contiguous land exists in many other modern countries, e.g. Austria, France, the United States and some cities in Bavaria.
  
  Section::::Clearing by contractors.
  
  Hiring a contractor with a winter service vehicle or a shovel.
   BULLET::::- Late January 1977: Pensacola receives snowfall.
  
  BULLET::::- March 2, 1980: About of snow covers car tops and patio furniture in Jacksonville.
  
  BULLET::::- March 1, 1986: of snow accumulates overnight in Jacksonville before melting within 30 minutes due to the morning sun.
   The EPA forecasts temperatures to increase by between 0.5 °F and 8.6 °F globally with a likely increase of 2.7 °F by the year 2100, and an average increase in temperatures in the US of between 3 °F and 12 °F by the year 2100. Furthermore, scientists predict that snow cover in the northern hemisphere will decrease by 15% by the end of the century with snowpack decreasing and snow seasons shortening concurrently. These predicted changes in temperature and snowfall patterns will induce ski resorts to rely more heavily upon artificial snow which uses significant amounts of water and electricity. As a result, ski resorts will further contribute to the production of greenhouse gases and the issue of water scarcity.
   BULLET::::3. Mechanics who are owed money for work performed in repairing or improving the property.
  
  BULLET::::4. Any creditor with a lien that pre-dates the establishment of homestead. This usually includes condominium and mandatory homeowner association liens, depending on the language and age of the covenants.
   Under the non-statutory law, the result would be the same as it would be if the provisions were applicable.
  
  Under both, the lessee may claim registration against the title deeds only if the lease is in writing, and only if there is a title deed against which it can be registered.
  
  As the RHA applies, "inter alia", to huts and shacks, there will in practice be many instances of dwellings on land for which there is no title deed, but this is not the result of, nor is it influenced by, the applicability of the FRLL Act.
   Homestead exemptions increase the complexity of property tax collection and sometimes provide an easy opportunity for people who own several properties to benefit from tax credits to which they are not entitled. Since there is no national database that links home ownership with Social Security numbers, landlords sometimes gain homestead tax credits by claiming multiple properties in different states, and even their own state, as their "principal residence", while only one property is truly their residence. In 2005, several US Senators and Congressmen were found to have erroneously claimed "second homes" in the greater Washington, D.C. area as their "principal residences", giving them property tax credits to which they were not entitled.
   Improvements are expenditures over and above day to day expenses e.g. repairs which he must pay for himself. See s.25 of the 1882 Act and s.13 of the 1890 Act.
  
  The improvements can only be made out of capital money and cannot become a charge on the settlement – "Standing v. Grey" 1903 1 IR 49.
  
  Section::::Specific powers.:Other miscellaneous powers.
  
raw_presuppositions: You own ice that forms on your property.
raw_corrections: The government owns the ice or water that falls over your property.