Comment Re:Give priority to human consumption (Score 1) 268
If the area has a drought then priority for water should be given to human consumption and hygene usages.
If the area has a drought, water should be priced at market prices.
Industrial users will be more sensitive to price increases and will decrease use faster than people who just need a few gallons to take a bath.
And if the price goes up high enough, expensive water reclamation and desalination plants will become economically effective. Or people may start driving in trucks full of water. Free market FTW!