Hydraulic despotism is an ancient favorite, for well, despots, along with "fees", tarrifs and dutys, patent royal and all that. hence in persia the develooment of quanats, which are slightly more secure from oportunistic destruction or controll, as someone has to to shown that they are there. the mid term epstien wars, are a typical scenario for grasping at this particular crime, but, is lost amongst a great many other horrors