Why can’t we pipe water to southwest US?

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We pipeline oil from Canada to Texas, why can’t we pipeline water from the Great lakes to the south?

Edit: thank you all who replied, I’ve gathered that it is technically possible, but would come with a huge amount of legal, environmental, and practical issues due to the amount of water that would actually be needed. It sounds like there are far more practical solutions available if the need became dire enough.

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They did, it’s called the Colorado River… Any available water apparently means no boundaries open season on development. Might be a better idea to not drive growth to unsustainable regions of the country.

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