I dunno, if you talk to any farmer's out in the western US water is a big deal, it's what determines where cities/settlements were built, it causes political st

I dunno, if you talk to any farmer's out in the western US water is a big deal, it's what determines where cities/settlements were built, it causes political strain (Colorado vs Kansas on water rights - Colorado has opted to pay fines rather than send water to Kansas) and is in many ways unsustainable (California imports a lot and grows crops that are not drought friendly like Pistachios, forcing droughts to be a different beast than 50 years ago). In a lot of ways water scarcity is one of the most underlying political forces for the western US, though few would know it unless they looked deeper. I also think it would hold some promise as we de-desertification parts of the world (they are making some progress in the Sahara and also the Badain Jaran in Mongolia/China). Which is important as deserts can creep up and take over places, it's especially concerning as we lose tons of topsoil as we did in the midwest during the dustbowl, and without proper soil management could turn prime farmland into deserts. Having more water options for dry areas can only be a good thing.