Yeah, it's pretty bad. We'll have water rationing enforced by Spring at the latest, and probably before the first of the year. One of the city's pumps, near a high school, is close to pumping up mud now and in that case the school will have to close. Another is being polluted by a plume of diesel fuel from the railroad yards (there is a big one here) and the well is have to be relocated -- the only question is how much the railroad is going to pay to replace the well they polluted.

If you can imagine a lake-type reservoir, one that comes several hundred acres, with the water so low that you have to walk a hundred or more yards from the shore to reach the edge of the water, you'll get an idea of how low the water supply is.

And it's not just Southeastern Idaho. Colorado, Utah, Western Wyoming, parts of Montana, Alberta, Manitoba, California -- lots of places. Of course, it's not whole provinces or states; I understand that Western Idaho is in pretty good shape. If that's the case, there will be a plentiful supply of lentils in the US, but potatoes might be a bit scrawny and scarce.

I should note that wildlife is dying too, or moving from drought areas to better water holes.