Yup! They'll never do this because "nuclear power is evil".We of all people should be using nuclear thorium for example is very promising technology.
but the problem wont be solved until after we crash and burn and the economy implodes, only once the parasites leave the state can we start to fix the problems they caused.
Hook a desalination plant up to a dedicated nuclear reactor, and you'll have more than enough potable water for the city. The only downside to this would be the salt-waste, but even then whatever damage to the enviroment from the salt-waste/concentrated brine could be prevented by diluting it over a wide area in the ocean.