ELi5: Why can’t we build a giant water pipeline across the US? I live in north east US and we get an insane amount of precipitation. Can’t we help out the west by moving some of that to them?

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ELi5: Why can’t we build a giant water pipeline across the US? I live in north east US and we get an insane amount of precipitation. Can’t we help out the west by moving some of that to them?

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At one point this summer, every county in CT was in level 2 drought conditions, some were getting close to level 3. Just because you have precipitation does not mean the entire area has it.