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Worst one over the last 500 years. the governor says californians need to change the way they live but in a state with 1 1/2 million swimming pools and sprawling growth thats not easy. they have fined businesses for wasting water. now theyre installing new water meters, so-called electronic ankle bracelets to monitor consumption. >> they know were watching and you cant hide. >> fallout will soon tarnish some of the most spak tookular sights. yosemite will turn to a trickle by june and some state...

Scientists call whats happening here unprecedented. >> very likely the single worst drought of the last 150 years. and possibly approaching the worst drought of the last 500 to 1,000 years. >> reporter: the governor said californians need to change the way they live. but in a state with 1.5 million swimming pools and sprawling growth, that wont be easy. cities like long beach and businesses like mcdonalds have been fined for wasting water. now theyre installing new water meters so-called electro...

Affects 64 million americans across the west. its called unprecedented. >> the single worst drought of the last 150 years and possibly approaching the last drought of the 500 to 1,000 years. >> the governor says californians need to change the way they live. but in a state with 1.5 million swimming pools and sprawling growth, that wont be easy. cities like long beach have fined businesses like this mcdonalds for wasting water. now theyre installing new water meters so-called electronic ankle bra...

But in a state with 1.5 million swimming pools and sprawling growth, that wont be easy. cities like long beach and businesses like mcdonalds have been fined for wasting water. now theyre installing new water meters, so-called electronic ankle bracelets to monitor consumption. >> absolutely, it changes their behavior very quickly. you cant hide. >> reporter: fallout from the crippling crisis will soon tarnish some of californias most spectacular sites. this will turn to a trickle by june. some st...

Worst drought of the last 5,000 to 100 years. >> reporter: the governor says californians need to change the way they live. in a state with one.5 million swimming pools and sprawling growth, that wont be easy. businesses like this defy mcdonald for wasting water. now theyre installing water metres so-called electronic ankle bracelets to monitor consumption. >> they monitor, you cant hide. >> reporter: fallout from this crippling crisis will batter the most spectacular sites. the ribbons of white...