Who Owns Canals???

Did you know that the community of Montego Bay is home to three miles of canals? Did you know that storm drains empty into the canals and the water from the canals moves with the tides back into the Assawoman Bay?
Those pictures are of an oil slick …. A big one in the canal.
Years ago there were little signs on the storm drains reading, “The Bay Starts Here”. I know that the year round residents of this community guard the storm drains with vigor because a drain covered with debris or pine-needles could cause flooding to their property. Who knows what the weekend visitor may pour into those drains? Heck, he’s wanted to change the oil in his car for weeks…big place like this …it won’t make any difference. Oh, yes IT DOES! Pouring that oil into the storm drain was the same as dumping it into the Bay.
I guess the lesson here is to watch the person working on that car to see if the oil is being changed, and if it is offer to dispose of it properly. Do I trust just explaining the problem to this person, NO! I think they already know, so be a good angel and dispose of it for them and save our canals and Bay.
Back to my question: WHO OWNS THE CANALS? We own the water.