We have two problems, neither of which is a lack of water.  We use water but we don&#x27;t use it <i>up</i>.  Our first problem is lack of cheap energy.  Energy purifies water, moves it to where its needed.  Our second is a lack of politicians with backbone, which is our own fault.<p>Where I live, my city pols subsidized water, people used more, said pols cried about water shortages and passed restrictions, while we are awash in fresh water.  The city across the bay restricted waste early, implemented recycling, now has one of the biggest waste-water recycling systems in the USA, raised the price of city water while providing financial aid to the poor, and finally, showed ruthless backbone in locking in water rights elsewhere, including stealthy purchases using strawmen.