A few water and the southwest related articles:
Water and Texas: http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/print-view/who-stole-the...
Arizona and wildfires (and water): http://www.azcentral.com/news/wildfires/yarnell/arizona-wild...
SoCal's current water management (shorter than the other articles): http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-famiglietti-south...