# Several major cities are now close enough to running out of water that officials have started planning for the day the taps are switched off, and the list is getting longer every year

**URL:** <https://tzm.one/t/several-major-cities-are-now-close-enough-to-running-out-of-water-that-officials-have-started-planning-for-the-day-the-taps-are-switched-off-and-the-list-is-getting-longer-every-year/54329>\
**Category:** Articles\
**Tags:** culture\_in\_decline\
**Created:** [July 28, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/several-major-cities-are-now-close-enough-to-running-out-of-water-that-officials-have-started-planning-for-the-day-the-taps-are-switched-off-and-the-list-is-getting-longer-every-year/54329 "2026-07-28T06:58:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/several-major-cities-are-now-close-enough-to-running-out-of-water-that-officials-have-started-planning-for-the-day-the-taps-are-switched-off-and-the-list-is-getting-longer-every-year/54329/1 "2026-07-28T06:58:43Z")

</div>

> **[Several major cities are now close enough to running out of water that...](https://spacedaily.com/k-several-major-cities-are-now-close-enough-to-running-out-of-water-that-officials-have-started-planning-for-the-day-the-taps-are-switched-off-and-the-list-is-getting-longer-every-year/)**
>
> As aquifers deplete and droughts intensify, cities from Phoenix to Cape Town are confronting a once-unthinkable scenario: what happens when the water stops flowing.