This documentary seeks to address the solutions cattle may actually posit for water conservation in arid landscapes. There isn't much doubt that the U.S. West requires some cuts in its water use. Meanwhile, cattle use a tremendous amount of water, largely for feed irrigation. So for the sake of water conservation, it seems justified to figure out what to do with cattle. The solution appears to be much more complex than a one-fits-all, however. Ranching seems to be an asset for water preservation; it enables land to be conserved and restored versus damaged and developed with impervious material. Ranching achieves this when it is place-based, and tailored to the land through a discrete practice known as holistic management, a method praised for water conservation and overall environmental best practice by weighing local ecology/environment, economy, and culture in its practices. It is difficult to replicate ranching water conservation strategies in different environments because of this; New Zealand dairies have lower water footprints, but that mostly stems from their ability to grow grass year-round in dense clusters due to the wet environment. But the alternative is much worse: developers buying water permits to divert water to developments, and other increasingly prevalent means of reducing thriving agricultural land to barren grounds. This documentary is about understanding the full picture behind dire water statistics in the U.S. West, and accepting less conventional solutions.