Socialism works, people. Particularly (though not limited to) for things with a vertical demand curve— necessities. Food, water, and now electricity and internet.
Hmm, where water is heavily subsidized like in the UAE (I think, I could be wrong about the country) water usage is much higher than it would be naturally. Especially with things like irrigation. I know I would take much shorter and less frequent showers if water was super expensive. So I don't think water is necessary a vertical demand curve.