alt Hacker NewsWe should just charge a fair price for water. Something that covers capital, operating, and decommissioning costs. No need to pass specific regulations or add legal complexity. It would solve itself. Imagine any other service saying "Oh no, we have too much demand, we need to make it illegal." Just put out bonds, and build up capacity.
For places with plenty of water, that makes sense. Capacity can be increased.
For places that don't have plenty of water, that becomes trickier: Capacity is finite.