The governor of California has created a permanent law rationing indoor water use for all residents to 55 gallons a day.

By 2030 that amount will drop to 50 gallons a day for indoor use. That amount is per person in the household per day.

Mothers are wondering how they will do laundry. Could you live with only using 55 gallons of water a day, including dishwashing, laundry, showers, bathing pets, and so on?

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

WATER IN CALIFORNIA: WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN;
First there will be ordinances introduced banning certain outdoor water use, using mains water. Some people will install tanks to receive private water trucks and put up signs to inform others they are not breaking the law by watering a lawn or filling a pool.
This will be reinforced by increasing charges for metered water . And at the same time desalination plants will be built to increase the water supply. People will adapt , car washes will thrive and recycle their own water and a market balance point will be reached where people will conserve to save money and pay for what they are will to use, either through carted water, or drilling a bore.
This is not the first place this has happened.. Nor will it be the last. Fresh water is in short supply the world over. This is just the first time Americans have noticed it.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@whowasthatmaskedman It will be fun watching individual cities and counties declaring themselves as sanctuaries from the state laws :)

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

You Americans have some funny ideas. But this is water. People will fall into line or get thirsty. God wont solve this one and your precious "Freedoms" wont fill a glass. @Heartlander

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@whowasthatmaskedman there’s a billion dollar desall plant in Sydney that’s too expensive to run and maintain... don’t go down that path

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

What the good Gentleman means is that so far they have not needed the desal plant enough to warrant its cost, due to some good rainfall years.. That wont last.@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

not to mention the repair bill last time a storm went thru the place..