AMONG residents realization sickly takes hold: the land is dying: dry
GULCHes, reservoirs down three quarters, allotments cut. To
HALVE prior expectation now looks good. A reality so stark, you blink and blink, yet it’s still there:
OUTGO far above inflow. Praying for rain is all that’s left. And what of spiritual water? How high the levels?
Note: In 1986, our family, my parents, my two sisters, and I, took a 3 day houseboat vacation on Lake Powell, a lovely and memorable experience for me. What we experienced then is now gone.
Things in the US West are starting to get dire. For the first time, residential neighborhoods are having their water shut off: https://ktar.com/story/5421137/rio-verde-foothills-residents-react-to-shutoff-from-scottsdale-water.