diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Data.MySQL/MySQLManager.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Data.MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
index 15ccf5f1d7..eb94cbd509 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Data.MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Data.MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
@@ -331,6 +331,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Data.MySQL
                 {
                     retval.regionMapTextureID = LLUUID.Zero;
                 }
+
+		// Added by daTwitch
+		// part of an initial brutish effort to provide accurate information (as per the xml region spec)
+		// wrt the ownership of a given region
+		// the (very bad) assumption is that this value is being read and handled inconsistently or
+		// not at all. Current strategy is to put the code in place to support the validity of this information
+		// and to roll forward debugging any issues from that point
+		//
+		// this particular section of the mod attempts to supply a value from the region table to the caller of 'readSimRow()' 
+		// for the UUID of the region's owner (master avatar)
+		// 
+		retval.owner_uuid = (string) reader["owner_uuid"];
+		//
+		// end of daTwitch's mods to this file
             }
             else
             {
@@ -625,18 +639,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Data.MySQL
             sql += "regions (regionHandle, regionName, uuid, regionRecvKey, regionSecret, regionSendKey, regionDataURI, ";
             sql +=
                 "serverIP, serverPort, serverURI, locX, locY, locZ, eastOverrideHandle, westOverrideHandle, southOverrideHandle, northOverrideHandle, regionAssetURI, regionAssetRecvKey, ";
+
+	    // Added by daTwitch
+	    // part of an initial brutish effort to provide accurate information (as per the xml region spec)
+	    // wrt the ownership of a given region
+	    // the (very bad) assumption is that this value is being read and handled inconsistently or
+	    // not at all. Current strategy is to put the code in place to support the validity of this information
+	    // and to roll forward debugging any issues from that point
+	    //
+	    // this particular section of the mod attempts to implement the commit of a supplied value
+	    // server for the UUID of the region's owner (master avatar). It consists of the addition of the column and value to the relevant sql,
+	    // as well as the related parameterization
             sql +=
-                "regionAssetSendKey, regionUserURI, regionUserRecvKey, regionUserSendKey, regionMapTexture, serverHttpPort, serverRemotingPort) VALUES ";
+                "regionAssetSendKey, regionUserURI, regionUserRecvKey, regionUserSendKey, regionMapTexture, serverHttpPort, serverRemotingPort, owner_uuid) VALUES ";
+		// daTwitch
+
 
             sql += "(?regionHandle, ?regionName, ?uuid, ?regionRecvKey, ?regionSecret, ?regionSendKey, ?regionDataURI, ";
             sql +=
                 "?serverIP, ?serverPort, ?serverURI, ?locX, ?locY, ?locZ, ?eastOverrideHandle, ?westOverrideHandle, ?southOverrideHandle, ?northOverrideHandle, ?regionAssetURI, ?regionAssetRecvKey, ";
             sql +=
-                "?regionAssetSendKey, ?regionUserURI, ?regionUserRecvKey, ?regionUserSendKey, ?regionMapTexture, ?serverHttpPort, ?serverRemotingPort)";
-
+                "?regionAssetSendKey, ?regionUserURI, ?regionUserRecvKey, ?regionUserSendKey, ?regionMapTexture, ?serverHttpPort, ?serverRemotingPort, ?owner_uuid)";
+		// daTwitch
             if (GRID_ONLY_UPDATE_NECESSARY_DATA)
             {
-                sql += "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE serverIP = ?serverIP, serverPort = ?serverPort, serverURI = ?serverURI;";
+                sql += "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE serverIP = ?serverIP, serverPort = ?serverPort, serverURI = ?serverURI, owner_uuid - ?owner_uuid;";
+		// daTwitch
             }
             else
             {
@@ -671,6 +699,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Data.MySQL
             parameters["?regionMapTexture"] = regiondata.regionMapTextureID.ToString();
             parameters["?serverHttpPort"] = regiondata.httpPort.ToString();
             parameters["?serverRemotingPort"] = regiondata.remotingPort.ToString();
+	    parameters["?owner_uuid"] = regiondata.owner_uuid.ToString();
+	    // daTwitch
+
             bool returnval = false;
 
             try
@@ -694,4 +725,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Data.MySQL
             return returnval;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridManager.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridManager.cs
index b4b91bbea7..541e06e2a3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridManager.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
             TheSim.regionLocZ = 0;
             TheSim.regionMapTextureID = new LLUUID((string)requestData["map-image-id"]);
 
+	    // Added by daTwitch
+	    // part of an initial brutish effort to provide accurate information (as per the xml region spec)
+	    // wrt the ownership of a given region
+	    // the (very bad) assumption is that this value is being read and handled inconsistently or
+	    // not at all. Current strategy is to put the code in place to support the validity of this information
+	    // and to roll forward debugging any issues from that point
+	    //
+	    // this particular section of the mod attempts to receive a value from the region's xml file by way of 
+	    // OSG1GridServices for the region's owner
+	    // 
+	    TheSim.owner_uuid = (string)requestData["master_avatar_uuid"];
+	    // end of daTwitch's mods to this file
+
             try
             {
                 TheSim.regionRecvKey = (string)requestData["recvkey"];
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1GridServices.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1GridServices.cs
index 8429d001c8..1576bf326b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1GridServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1GridServices.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             GridParams["remoting_port"] = NetworkServersInfo.RemotingListenerPort.ToString();
             GridParams["map-image-id"] = regionInfo.EstateSettings.terrainImageID.ToString();
 
+
+	    // Added by daTwitch
+	    // part of an initial brutish effort to provide accurate information (as per the xml region spec)
+	    // wrt the ownership of a given region
+	    // the (very bad) assumption is that this value is being read and handled inconsistently or
+	    // not at all. Current strategy is to put the code in place to support the validity of this information
+	    // and to roll forward debugging any issues from that point
+	    //
+	    // this particular section of the mod attempts to supply a value from the region's xml file to the grid 
+	    // server for the UUID of the region's owner (master avatar)
+	    // 
+	    GridParams["master_avatar_uuid"] = regionInfo.MasterAvatarAssignedUUID.ToString();
+	    // end of daTwitch's addition to this file
+
+
             // Package into an XMLRPC Request
             ArrayList SendParams = new ArrayList();
             SendParams.Add(GridParams);
@@ -1297,4 +1312,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}