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DSW prepares for possible first water shortage declaration Water reservoirs projected to sink to historic lows in coming months YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY/NCB) - Man-made lakes, which millions of people in the American West depend on for drinking water, are predetermined to sink to historic lows this upcoming summer. Depleted levels could trigger the federal government's first-ever official water shortage declaration. Such an action would force cuts in both Arizona and Nevada. This warning comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The bureau released projections this week forecasting less water...

And then it keeps going. >> it seems to me to be a losing battle to keep your grass green? do you need a lawn? >> everyone who came here from other areas, it was lush and green. >> the city assigns watering days to control usage and also encouraging a landscaping style focused on drought resistant plants and efficient irrigation. if you don't get with the program, there's a whole out there in the desert for you. okay, not really. you get a notice pinned to your door or something. >> but some people they want the lawn. >> and they can have it, just don't water on the wrong day. >> how critical ...

The water levels at lake meed decrease at an alarming rate. but it ain't the casinos that are the culprit. vegas casinos are a model of water efficiency. the main culprit, the all american lawn. a little square of green. robert kern is water police. he patrols the vegas streets looking for evidence of water violations. >> there's water in the gutter on both sides. this is not their day. we're in an area where there shouldn't be any watering, but there's water here. so that's what we do, we drive around here, look for something like that, give them an education. >> you don't cuff them and bring...