MYTH: Horseshoe Lake and Bartlett Lake are overflowing, so the
drought must be easing. REALITY: The two reservoirs, both on the
Verde River, offer little storage: less than 300,000 acre-feet
in total, or about one-third the water Salt River Project
delivers to Valley customers in a year. The lakes will fall
quickly when the weather turns dry. MYTH: Rain means I don't
have to worry about conserving water. REALITY: Rain means you
don't have to worry about watering your lawn or shrubs, but
that's all. Rain does little for Arizona's long-term water
supplies, and the warm rains brought by recent storms may have
hurt the high-country snowpack, reducing the spring runoff into
reservoirs. MYTH: When the drought ends, we can stop worrying
about conservation. REALITY: We live in a desert. Some years,
like most of the past nine, are just drier than average. Extreme
drought, which is still a danger, would require temporary water
limits. True water conservation is a lifestyle based on using
what you need and reducing what