Good thought you have. Here’s mine…why not build an underground or above ground pipeline that runs across the country. For instance, say the Mississippi River floods and Arizona is in a drought. Open the valve and direct where needed. Water is not hazardous so the rats shouldn’t make a stink. Plus it would create jobs.
Here's mine: Live where there is water.
Take a look at elevations, then calculate how much energy is required to lift the water to where it needs to go.
maybe because your thought makes too much sense and won’t allow for chaos amongst citizens and deals by “leaders” to make gobs of money while others lose everything, perpetually into the future.
You want an above ground pipe to go over a mountain range? Plus of course the Mississippi is running lower all the time, so not actually a great source.