'Companies proclaim water the next oil in a rush to turn resources into profit'

[AdamSmith]

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/27/water-nestle-drink-charge-privatize-companies-stocks

[RA1]

This story has been building for years and years with often and ample warnings but little action. So, suddenly, various companies sniff that there may be a profit in misery? There is plenty of water but, indeed, we shall have to pay more for it. Desalinization, anyone? Stop flushing?

Best regards,

RA1

[wayout]

I won't be surprised if a transcontinental water pipeline gets built one day.

http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/06/western-water-woes-is-big-infrastructure-the-way-to-go/

http://www.nrdc.org/water/management/pipelines-project.asp

[MsGuy]

On the other hand, if you really want to conserve near 'bout any commodity, you don't sell it cheap. Put a dear price on something and folks will find a way to minimize its use.

When people had to hand pump the water (or,worse yet, haul it from the creek), they didn't bathe more than once a week.