Moonbeam has to jerking himself silly, reveling in all this power. What better way to control a populace than to control its water supply?
Sounds like a Bond villain's scheme. In fact, I think that was the plot in "Quantum of Solace."
There’s the kid’s movie Rango... where the mayor controls everyone with water
http://www.sandiego.com/articles/2011-03-09/movie-review-rango
that this failed governor..and then failed mayor,,,of that fabulously successful city of oakland ......was ever again elected to anything...ANYWHERE still amazes me