Comment by throwawaaarrgh

I'm not sure if people realize this, but major corporations have been (and continue to) focus on concentrating their power to own access to and distribution/sales of fresh water in the US, as a business strategy. They are actively betting on the water running out and planning long term to control your water. You can't live without fresh water, so it's not like you're not going to pay the exorbitant prices they'll be able to charge when it really starts getting tight.