The reason I threw this out there is because I lost a dinner to it.

We all know the applications of bonding the water pipes, however, back to my original post:
Nowhere in the NEC does it state you have to use a water pipe as a ground electrode.
I threw every argument you guys have tossed out there, and all it states is it SHALL be bonded to the Grounding Electrode System.

The whole PERMISSABLE thing cost me dinner.

Dnk.....