I just run in circles through the water.

The tools of our trade include the time-honored direct application of water on a fire, when the fire is at its initial stage of ignition. An interior pre-connected hose provides the first line of defense in many key applications, such as large storage and commercial buildings and especially where response from a volunteer fire department may be delayed.

It's like having a persistent drought. At some point when you have drought conditions you have to institute water rationing, and that's what you potentially face in the military if it goes on long enough. You would get to a stage where you don't have enough people to staff your organizations.

Now I've got 3 feet of water, so I can't plant.

I didn't want to have to swim in that water.

Trees have begun to slow their transpiration (water uptake), which means there's more water in the creeks now. Even without a rain.