Alan Elias of Austin, Texas, told The Denver Post that in the quaint mountain town of Twin Lakes, “I wish we could find peace in this community, but water has, quite frankly, divided us.” In reality, Elias has alienated himself from the residents of the small town with his own disastrous decision to reroute a stream so water no longer flows into the community’s beloved Barn Pond. Because of Elias’ actions, Barn Pond is now a mud hole and nearby wetlands are drying up. Elias says that he is legally entitled to the water that once flowed into Barn Pond.