It is kind of the natural conclusion when you decide to build a metropolis in a desert.

Come to Iowa, our weather isn't as nice, but we've got a shit ton of water.

Really?

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/io...

Aquifers aren't infinite.

> we have to pay for the right to drink

You already do this if you pay a local municipality for water service.

Except that the price difference is obscene [1]. A future where we are captive to bottled water purveyors control is indeed scary.

[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/bottled-water-costs-2000x-mor...

This is happening now in many third-world countries where it's more profitable for Pepsi and Coca Cola to sell bottled water.

Welcome to the developing world where you don't drink water coming out of the tap, even if it's chlorinated.