Exactly!
And Thank Goodness for our Great Lakes Compact (2008) where it takes ALL EIGHT of the Great Lakes States to agree to allow ONE DROP of precious, clean, SAFE water to go to those dopey Western States that thought it was a smart idea to build cities IN THE DESERT!
Waukesha, WI was a test case - they got some water from Lake Michigan, but it’s set up to be returned through their water system so it was a net-zero situation for the lake.
P.S. Keep an eye on Minnesota! They’d sell their own mother for a few bucks! ;)
https://greatlakes.org/campaigns/defending-the-great-lakes-compact/
Chicago and Milwaukee have been drawing Lake Michigan water for decades. Both systems extend aut to their suburbs.
The Saginaw Bay area also has been drawing Lake Huron water for decades, the first line built by Dow Chemical from Linwood to Midland. (circa 25 miles).