2040 if all things are equal. we will lose an additional 10% of our supply by 2040. we have the very real possibility this coming year, if we have another lousy winter, all things be equal, that we will drive this lake down to elevation 1,000. that is 100 feet above dead pool. and you are at the bottom of the martini glass. so it doesn t take much to tip that over and get to the point where nothing can go downstream. and if you don t take it seriously now, if you think that you are going to avoid this, do a rain din dance, go pray, do whatever that we have a great winter, you are insane. reporter: on the same day of the new report, president biden also signed new legislation, the most ambuitious climate legislation in history which includes $4 billion for drought relief, it will likely go to rm if aer farmers paying them not to grow
pool. and you re at the bottom of the martini glass. so it doesn t take much to tip that over and get to the point where nothing can go downstream. if you don t take it seriously, now, if you think that you re going to avoid this and do a rain dance or go pray. do whatever. that we have a great winter. you are insane. on the same day this new report, president biden also signed new legislation. the most ambitious climate legislation in american history. which includes, thanks to western senators, four billion dollars for dropped relief. electrical to farmers, paying them not to grow cotton, or alpha off and does it for the coming weeks. maybe homeowners painted to tear up their lawns or shrink the footprint of their swimming pools. the big ideas, desalination plants, or reviving the salt and see, or even piping water from the east in water. these have been bandied about for decades. but it takes time and money and in the meantime, all anybody
trump for our communities sustained. selves thanks to some creator lot of accounting, california will not face mandatory cutbacks. your but the government is already warning of a future with a lot more people and a lot less water. science in the data now leads us to understand that we will lose 10% of our water supply by 2040. if all things are equal we will lose in addition 10% of our supply by 2040. we have the very real possibility this coming years if we have another lousy winter, all things being equal, that we will drive this like down to elevation 1000. that is 100 feet about that pool and you re at the bottom of the martini glass. so it doesn t take much to tip that over and get to the point where nothing can go downstream. if you don t take it seriously now. if you think that you are going to avoid this, to a rain dance, go pray. do whatever. that we have a great winter.
possibility this coming year, if we have another lousy winter, all things being equal, that we will drive this lake down to elevation 1,000. that is 100 feet above dead pool. and you re at the bottom of the martini glass. so it doesn t take much to tip that over and get to the point where nothing can go downstream. and if you don t take it seriously now, if you think that you re going to avoid this, do a rain dance, go pray, do whatever, that we have a great winter, you re insane. reporter: she says really the only way to refill lake mead is to pay ranchers and farmers downstream not to take their share of the water. the imperial irrigation district in california is the big daddy at this negotiating table. they have the rights to over 3 million gallon feet. if they don t want to cut back, it could end up in court. and she says if that were to happen, i would just hold the
we have the very real possibility this coming year if we have another lousy winter, all things being equal, that we will dry this lake down to elevation 1,000. that is 100 feet above dead pool and you re at the bottom of the martini glass. it doesn t take much to tip that over and get to the point where nothing can go down stream and if you don t take it seriously now, if you think you re going to avoid this, do a rain dance, go pray, do whatever, that we have a great winter you re ins insane. reporter: pat says the only way to fill back up lake mead is to pay farmers and ranchers not to use their water and keep it here and you have to appreciate upper basin states, colorado, utah, wyoming, mexico with the snow pact and lower basin