Agreed! Government ...

Agreed! Government interference and lack of qualified people makes their info short sighted and ultimately useless. For the lack of water itself the repurposing AND cleaning  of it would solve every ones problems. This infrastructure centralization  is the cause not the cure. You can increase the amount of water anywhere when you use Natures already perfect system.  Many desert countries have learned the secret to allow nature to take over the water increase to the area. All you need to add is microbes and organic waste material.