I didn't know about California City, but the parent post also makes me think of the classic movie Chinatown, inspired by the California Water Wars. On the same

I didn't know about California City, but the parent post also makes me think of the classic movie Chinatown, inspired by the California Water Wars. On the same topic, another inspiration for fiction is the book Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert