I've been thinking about this and Voxelot is absolutely right when he says that miners and pool operators have taken over control of this coin. If you are right (and I think you are) that a massive dump will start once this forking business gets straightened out, there is a chance for the dev team to take back control of the coin by buying it up on exchanges for mere satoshies. There should be enough dry powder from the PLC, and I think it is very reasonable to use a substantial part of it to buy up a sufficient amount of coins so they reestablish control. Once they do, the coin should be able to serve its initial mission and as the team would control most of WATER they should be able to guide the project in the originally envisioned direction.
Yep. And those coins they bought up? Can be used like an Airdrop (Auroracoin/Mazacoin) for a water project.