Ever since the US' acquisition of Arizona, colonialism has decimated the region's natural aquifers.  Direct causes include harvesting of groundwater, non-communal irrigation, and the creation of artificial lakes.  In addition to decreasing the region's natural beauty and negatively impacting wildlife, the disappearance of our rivers have been devastating to the general welfare of the region's indigenous peoples, especially the Akimel O'otham and Tohono O'odham, the former in particular; without the water needed for for their religious ceremonies and traditional way of farming, their communities have been plagued with misery and a reliance on non-traditional food.  Making the practice of O'odham religion next to impossible only adds insult to injury for people who have lost so much and have so little.  Plus, relying primarily on non-traditional food as caused a diabetes mellitus (T2D) pandemic for the tribes.  In fact, the Gila River Indian Community has one of the highest rates of T2D in the world, around half of the population.  While you may think that we're calling for something radical here, all that I'm asking is that the recipients of this petition require that each functioning air conditioner within their jurisdictions to be set up to drain into the nearest drainage easement or colonially depleted aquifer, abolish all county-owned and municipal-owned man-made lakes (except for those producing electricity, we can address that later) within their jurisdictions, prevent new man-made lakes from being formed, and require that all treated effluent be drained into said drainage easements and colonially depleted aquifers.  While small, these actions will have a massive impact over the decades.  Eventually, the O'odham will be able to hold more of their traditional ceremonies and eat more healthily, which will have a significant impact on their morale; it will give them hope for the future, reduce diabetes mellitus in their communities, and reduce drug addiction and alcoholism, which practicing a religion can help combat, according to studies (I mean, they could practice other religions but being able to slightly return to pre-Columbian traditions is inherently beneficial to indigenous Americans).  In addition, everyone in Southern Arizona will be able to see wildlife flourish again, perhaps even seeing animals that haven't been seen in the region for decades.  Please sign if you'd like to both beautify your community and do a big favor for some of the neediest people in the world.