Water is obtained from a succulent plant. This may be achieved by denaturing a water-based sap of the succulent plant from a water-storing portion of the succulent plant. Water may then be evaporated from the resulting liquefied sap of the succulent plant. As many succulent plants thrive in arid climates, methods described herein provide a mechanism by which substantial quantities of pure drinking water may be obtained in a large scale cost-effective manner.