A recent report by Huffpost shines a light on what could be the beginning of a 'water war' that would decide the fate of up to 1 in 8 Americans. The story, produced and originally published by Grist, warns that for generations, Americans have been using too much of the Colorado River, which serves as the main water source for most of the American West. The river provides water for one in eight Americans, roughly forty-million-people, as well as for millions of acres of farmland.