I think we'll see a similar scenario as what happened in many rural and semi-urban areas of India. Most folks use well water for their daily use, but still main

I think we'll see a similar scenario as what happened in many rural and semi-urban areas of India. Most folks use well water for their daily use, but still maintain an urban/central water connection in case of emergencies (especially as droughts are becoming more of a reality worldwide). Well digging is still going strong - actually stronger, since people are now digging deeper wells as the water table is shrinking.