Nation ‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: How the US Forest Service is losing a war over water in the West November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan Comments Off on ‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: How the US Forest Service is losing a war over water in the West About half of Western water supply originates in national forests. But before the water reaches cities or rivers, much of it has already been claimed.