line, forced to let fields go fal low as alcaselocations are the need to cut up to 4 million acre feet in 2023, more than 1.3 trillion gallons or almost as much as california is allotted in a year. john wesley powell, who ran this river in 1869, he stated it to the federal government. there's not enough water to support the way we have developed. >> the first guy down the colorado tried to warn us this would happen right now. >> absolutely and now it is. there's this assumption it's always going to be there. i don't think people will change until it changes. >> reporter: but as long as there's fun to be had and water to drink it's easy to ignore the villain's warning. do not become addicted to water. it will take hold of you and you will resent its absence.

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