On November 29th, 2014, the New York Times published an article entitled “Where the Grass is Always Greener, a Push to Share Drought’s Burden”. In the article, Ian Lovett quotes the California state water officials as saying that Rancho Santa Fe residents “used an average of 584 gallons a day… nearly five times the average for coastal Southern California.” Even though water restrictions are in place, homeowners have reduced their water consumption by “only 1.5 percent from September 2013, compared with 10.3 percent statewide.” Meanwhile, in the low income areas of the San Joaquin Valley residents cope with “dry taps and toilets they cannot flush.”

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