The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?

“The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?” is hosted and narrated by actress Jane Seymour, and produced, directed and written by veteran filmmaker Jim Thebaut. The visually stunning film provides audiences in-depth awareness about the water crisis in the western United States. Viewers will learn about land use planning and water needs of cities in the Southwest and how relentless drought and record low precipitation has affected water levels on vital sources such as Lake Powell, Lake Mead, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system, the Rio Grande and the Colorado River. Interviews with key policymakers and members of Congress about the looming crisis between states, discussion with water authorities and scientists make for absorbing and contemplative discussion about conservation, water reuse, consequences of urban growth, and water policy in this nonpolitical film. Discourse about vanishing groundwater reserves, potential states fighting over water resources in the near future, how water was historically divided, and nuanced interviews are part of the compelling film documentary aired on public television in fall 2008.

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