To be fair, there is a connecting thread here. Lake Mead is the primary water display to a number of states. It's also pretty low (and getting lower). By comp

To be fair, there is a connecting thread here. Lake Mead is the primary water display to a number of states. It's also pretty low (and getting lower). By comparing this resource to Lake Mead, it's making it relevant as a possible source of water. (Americans never found a resource they didnt want to exploit). Of course it's not as simple as that. Water in aquifers is different to water in lakes. And it's not clear if the aquifer water could be directed into the Colorado River. Or how easily it can be extracted from the rock. Or how quickly it will replenish. But the point is made. This is a lot of water that might be useful at scale.