There has been outrage. It's yet another tragedy of the commons.

Water pricing should be revisited to be closer to its true value -- and while food production should be recognized as essential, even that has to be rethought: is growing alfalfa for dairy less vital than growing vegetables? Especially if that dairy is produced and consumed in Saudi Arabia?

The other thing that we should be doing all over is better management of our watersheds so we can try to replenish those aquifers.