Good read, but only focused on the consumption side. The viewpoint missing for me is that we totally mismanage the water infiltration potential.
In many places the answer is yes – if we continue as we have done. The rest of the world could learn a lot from Denmark, one of the few countries to have reduced its water consumption.
Danish water consumption today is approximately 40 percent lower than it was in 1980 (see graph 3), and it is still decreasing. Denmark managed to reduce the curve through a combination of greatly increased water prices (including green taxes), water saving campaigns, more water efficient technology in households and industry, and a reduction of water loss from the mains supply.