Water is a 100% recycled resource spilled on the ground it perks to the aquifer evaporated it comes down as rain (somewhere eventually). So, there is no less water just more use.
California only has enough water for 75% of it's people and needs. Simple: You ration water use or evict 25% of the population -- end of story.
California could give tax credits to homeowners that rip out their landscaping and gravel or green asphalt their lawns -- that will go over big
