It is not coincidental to the problem that the U.S. is the world’s 3rd most populated country, behind only China and India, and one of 10 of the MOST RAPIDLY GROWING, with us standing right up there with those traditionally thought of as OVERPOPULATED and yet, we never even remotely ACKNOWLEDGE THAT POPULATION EXPLOSION.

The Southwest is the fastest growing region (never mind nearly 200 reservoirs in some form of crisis) of a nation that has, without fail, added 30 MILLION PEOPLE A DECADE since “immigration reform” in 1965, though at present rates, there is a very real possibility of an increase of 50 MILLION between 2020 and 2030 (based on conservative illegal immigration estimates), with most of that growth remaining in the drought-parched Southwest, where, for example, Salt Lake City and Phoenix number among the nation’s fastest growing cities–never mind their tenuous water future!

Only a negligent or irresponsible nation would avoid inclusion of such horrific DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES in a conversation about drought and water.