It's not just water. It's not just ecology. It's not just fire. It's when you add it up. It's mutually reinforcing.

If we get no snow, that has implications down the line.

This is the time for us to act. We need to develop that culture of conservation (that Gov. Janet Napolitano has urged).

We're vulnerable to begin with, and climate change exacerbates the vulnerability.

It indicates that the reliability of the river will decrease with climate change. And that model doesn't take into account population growth and the ensuing increase in demand. We can't do business as usual.

We needed a tremendous amount of manpower to get the water and the hose up to extinguish the fire,