Eli5: why can’t we have a transcontinental water pipeline for flood/drought?

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Every year the east side of the country seems to have historic flooding, meanwhile there is always historic drought out west.

Why can’t we just build a pipeline to pump flood zones to drought zones?

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It is technically feasible, but not necessarily politically or economically viable. Also consider the issue of different states already doing poorly managing interstate water rights. That said, China is building such a pipeline, though it is mostly canals and not actually pipes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%E2%80%93North_Water_Transfer_Project

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