Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink

Moving to Idaho 10 years ago after being raised in Oregon my whole life was a shock and continues to be.  My law enforcement friend calls it the right to die state. With not helmet laws, seat belt laws, smoking laws, etc it sure seems like a different world than one I grew up in.  Unchecked growth in Idaho will be pandora's box, and the reason people move to Idaho will be lost due to the demands of ever expanding needs/wants on its limited resources.  I grew up on a farm that we had to irrigate.  This early perspective of water rights and usage is something I remain conscious of.  The governing processes of the state a grew up in and the one I reside in could not be more polarized.  And I am really left wondering how Idaho is going to manage, because infrustructures that were put in place in Oregon in the late 1980s and are now well developed are still not in place in Idaho.  Although I have really grown to appreciate and love living here, it does make the PBS Water and Growth video a vivid reminder that urban planners, government officials, and ecologists must team together for a very iminent common vision.  A vision that is dynamic and fluid.