Catch rainwater, use greywater systems and use composting toilets. Upgrade the system, don't just fix the old bullshit system so it can fail again...
Seriously if it's been 3 years without clean water, shouldn't individuals be taking action to solve their immediate problems? The above could be implemented in a weekend or two of work by an individual for their own home for just a couple hundred dollars (if you wanted to keep it real cheap)... Just a thought though...
I do think individuals have taken the actions they can, are drinking bottled water at this point, but that's somewhat besides the point. The state is failing to meet a basic promise of one of its services, water, and this is a sort of open question of whether blockchains or tokens can help them out. I do believe in individual ingenuity, too.
For sure! Different approaches! It's a great idea and hopefully it can gain some traction to help bring water to those in need :)
However, this is inevitably what will happen if we trust the state to provide us our basic needs...