Water seems to be very scarce and very much in demand in California where they are facing drought conditions:
http://news.yahoo.com/dry-california-wa ... 19533.html
From reading the article, this doesn't seem to be drinking water but rather water for crops, farms, etc. This could turn in to a dangerous situation. A few years ago the state I live in was also facing drought problems but after a few years of a lot of rain, I think we are in pretty good shape now. Summers seem to be getting much, much hotter though everywhere and a lack of water is not as surprising as it used to be.