Rainfall before it has a chance to make its way down to reservoirs and ground water. and i mentioned there in the intro lake powell, i mean, some experts fear the huge reservoir could possibly run out of water, and lake immediate, the country s largest reservoir, you mentioned that drought of 2012 to 2016, i covered that out there, been out to see how, you know, it had reached historically low levels. well, now things are even worse, i mean, so low at lake immediate that it revealed a water intake valve. that s really a dramatic illustration of the problem that will effect millions and millions of people across the west. is it a realistic fear that some taps could actually run dry? i think probably not. most of the urban areas are pretty well prepared, they ve thought about these issues for a long time, so, for most people, i think they ll probably find a way to scoot around it, moving water back and forth with some of the reservoirs in the colorado river so the intake