[RedDevil]

The point is our infrastructure is not built to deal with extreme droughts.
Half of our country is at or below sea level, because it used to be one big marsh basically and the mixture of fertile river clay and peat, or what was left of it, bottomed out when the water got drained to allow for agriculture and housing. Hence we have a complex cellular and often nested system of dikes, mills and ring canals.
Those dikes were built out of or on top of peat, and work perfectly well as long as they are slightly moist. So now they have to be sprayed to prevent collapse.

We're also the most densely populated country in Europe, with most people living in the 'Randstad' (rim city) area in the west; Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, Den Haag, Leiden and Haarlem and their suburbs and neighboring towns; all at or below sea level.
All built on sagging ground, so it typically takes longer to lay the foundations than to build an actual house, and is almost as expensive. Same for roads, railroads, bridges, etc. Infrastructure and upkeep are costly, despite it all being flat around here.
The canals are an important part of the infrastructure; a lot of heavy transport finds its way over them. And everything needs water to keep working, especially the canals

So, we can't do without water. But two rain storms are forecast for this afternoon and evening. I even took my coat to work

[edit]The storms arrived, approaching with lightning, black clouds and all - and left us mildly moist There may be some coming this evening, but I hardly dare hope for it.