I have zero desire to live where water is naturally so hard to come by - it wouldn’t take much to be in dire straits if someone wanted to cause trouble.
I live in the Pacific Northwest.
I hate to say it but where I’m at in AZ, the annual rainfall exceeds that of southern California.☺ With deep wells, projected to have a 100+ year supply.
I do, too. On the arid side of the state but a mile from the Columbia River.