"Primary Water" is just another name for ground water. Acres in rural Arizona are collapsing due to reservoir collapse. This is the last summer that many people will be able to enjoy a (filled) pool. Arizona is not alone - nations currently operating under "Extremely High" water stress include (lower is better): Kuwait (5.00), Cyprus (5.00), Oman (5.00), Qatar (5.00), Bahrain (5.00), Lebanon (5.00), United Arab Emirates (5.00), Saudi Arabia (4.98), Israel (4.94), Egypt (4.85), Libya (4.81), Yemen (4.69), Botswana (4.66), Iran (4.65), Jordan (4.62), Chile (4.47), San Marino (4.45), Belgium (4.41), Greece (4.34), Tunisia (4.28), Namibia (4.18), South Africa (4.17), Iraq (4.15), India (4.11), Syria (4.01), Mexico (4.00), Morocco (3.99), Spain (3.94), Algeria (3.87) and Pakistan (3.79). The non-desert part of the US is OK.
I'm following these water trends as I want to retire in the Rocky Mountains. Most of Canada's water comes from the Pacific, dumping some back but releasing a large percentage on the east side of the divide. That water flows all the way to the great lakes. I want to be somewhere on the Eastern side - sheltered from severe weather by physics yet guaranteed to always have precipitation. While researching the evaporation trends I see it would be better to fill Powell due to a smaller surface area but both lakes are in severe stress. I think the best thing to do for everyone else in my situation is find that "sweet spot" - both where clouds are forced to rise and dump moisture, but erosion has carved out a water escape that will be protected.
Canada's only desert is near
Kelowna, BC and
hundreds of thousands are retiring there. You don't turn left in summer. :/
Perhaps if you had sucked better we wouldn't be at war?
