California drought: State's water deliveries to be halted

[passiveporcupine]

18. They need to raise water prices to force everyone to conserve.

And anyone using it to water lawns should be fined. And businesses (like golf courses) should be charged higher rates than for regular water use.

I am dealing with water shortage in Oregon (my spring is dried up) and I can get by (a single person) with five or six gallons a day for me, and my 18 critters. It takes some effort and is not fun, but it can be done. I usually only flush once a day, and that is with gray water from the kitchen. That does not include showers. I don't have access to showers without spring water, so I do sponge baths. But people do use a heck of a lot more water than they need to. There are showers now (not cheap) that recycle water to re-use in the shower, and they may become cheaper when everyone starts to use them out of necessity.