[GH85Carrera]

I see the water issues in the far south west and I marvel at the crazy mismanagement. Then I am stunned when I see how much planning and forethought the Oklahoma politicians had. Lakes were built, and we capture a lot of rainfall for drinking water. We have plenty of water, our only issue is processing it fast enough to supply the consumption.

The water that flows from my tap comes from man made lakes, supplied by the creeks and rivers from rainfall. Some lakes are as far away as 70 miles outside of Oklahoma City. When I flush the toilet or take a shower, the water goes down the drain, to the city water treatment plant, then is discharged back into the rivers and on down the road south eventually to the Mississippi River and to the gulf.

We have water rationing rules in effect year round. Again, not from lack of water, but the processing plants. Plans are underway for more plants, but those are built over many years. Oklahoma City owns a large area of land on the southwest side. Developers see it, and want to buy and develop there. The city says no way. that will be a lake in the future when the water is needed. Right now it is just land to be held by the city until needed. Again, real planning from the former politicians.