Water shortage

Water shortage is an increasing problem worldwide, and some predict that drinking water will dry worldwide up by 2040. In 2018, it was estimated that 200,000 die in India annually due to lack of access to safe water.

The states most likely to run out of water first are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. The water shortage interferes with some of the Green New Deal: "Biden's green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage" in Corpus Christi, Texas.

A report on the massive Ogallala Aquifer that supplies water to the High Plains concluded the following:

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*The area of the aquifer in the High Plains Underground Water District in West Texas has seen a 40-foot drop in water level since 1969. A study in Kansas estimated that the aquifer will run out of water in 50 years, or around the year 2064. Other experts think it could run out of water sooner. ... West Texas and Colorado’s plains[] could run out of water sooner because they receive less rainfall. “How long the aquifer lasts depends on where you are,” [Lucia] Barbato said. Some counties in West Texas could run out of groundwater within 15 years. Those counties include the city of Lubbock ....

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Political issue

In 2022, GOP Senate candidates in Arizona and Nevada seem to be stumbling on the water shortage issue, rather than sharply criticizing the failed approach of government rationing. From an article from Reno, Nevada: "In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought."

Amid a water shortage we cannot afford an open border and more cannabis.

Deregulation of water use would help such that the wasting of water by golf courses, casinos, and government buildings is would be deterred through higher costs. Another approach is to properly blame liberals in California, and federal interference from D.C.

Federal government should let go of most of its massive land ownership out West, as private owners are more likely to establish ponds or reservoirs on their property that capture rainfall for use.

Great Lakes

Federal law requires approval by the governors of the adjoining Great Lakes states before diverting any of its immense fresh water supply to other states. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire land mass of North and South America with 1 foot (30 cm) of water.

The Great Lakes are essentially a closed system, such that pollution accumulates there. The immense Lake Superior is less polluted than the others, and with wastewater treatment its water is used for drinking, primarily in Wisconsin.