The Water Mandate

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The Water Mandate

By: William Gomes

Narrated by: Maggie Hires

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On Calder’s Reach, a certified figure determines who receives water and who goes thirsty.Hydrographer Selby Arden has built her life around the belief that measurements cannot lie. But when the figure she certifies triggers a severe ration cut in the outer townships, she returns to the raw data and discovers that the official reserve has been understated.The discrepancy reaches back through decades of records, protected by cautious procedures, economic incentives and people who believe the lie may be keeping the colony alive.When Selby releases her findings, a technical truth becomes a public promise. The neglected settlements turn her into a symbol, resistance gathers around her name, and the revelation she hoped would correct an injustice moves beyond anyone’s control.The Water Mandate is literary science fiction about institutional power, manufactured scarcity, moral responsibility and the danger of telling the truth in a system built to survive it.©2026 William Gomes (P)2026 William Gomes

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