Fine, I'll bite. Landlocked is fine as people fly/drive in anyway from all directions. Lake Mead is storage; the water comes from the mountains of Colorado and eastern Utah. Development is not the major issue to the US drought; it's using water properly and getting more efficient in what water there is to use. There's a TON of land out here that was deemed good for agriculture because the water was seemingly unlimited. Here in Utah, they are phasing out growing fruit because it uses so much water. Government grants are being paid out for people to rip up their lawns and replace it with drought turf. Urban development (houses, condos, casinos, businesses) doesn't even equate to a literal drop in the bucket compared to agricultural use... farms, golf courses, sports fields, etc. Those are the massive users that need to become more efficient. And they are. Tax credits for reducing water usage, meters, fines for high users, changed public perception.
A new F1 race, a new baseball stadium, a new football stadium, and 20%-50% of sustained population growth every decade... the city is booming massively and given the pace of growth the fact that only in the past few years has water been a massive concern is impressive.
