"Also, in the back on my mind, I was thinking, they
are trying to s-l-o-w water consumption since the
water wars are coming and there have been recent moves
to assert that water is a HUMAN RIGHT. If it is determined
that we really do not need water, then it becomes a luxury
and one which can be manipulated by the market."
You struck the nail squarely on the head. Struck right at the root. It's getting easier to spot the bull$hit because the promoters of it are becoming insaner as time passes.