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On the drought? i say, yes, but i'm not stressed. i think we have plenty of water here. we waste way too much water in the faucets we use, the appliances we have, the landscaping we put in the back of our homes. the strinprinklers that go off in the middle of the day are too many times a week. you have to get smarter about how you use it. >> let's say appliances for instance. that's a thing that's structural. someone buys a house that has the appliances. >> yup. >> if the governor says 20% mandated reduction, you can't tell people to switch out their appliances, right? >> no. >> how does that ...

There's so much water wasted. when people say, are you focused on the drought? i say, yes, but i'm not stressed. i think we have plenty of water here. we waste way too much water in the faucets we use, the appliances we have, the landscaping we put in the back of our homes. the sprinklers that go off in the middle of the day are too many times a week. you have to get smarter about how you use it. >> let's say appliances, for instance. that's a thing that's structural. someone buys a house that has the appliances. >> yup. >> if the governor says 20% mandated reduction, you can't tell people to ...

>> if the governor says 20% mandated reduction, you can't tell people to switch out their appliances, right? >> no. >> how does that get implemented from year to year, quarter to quart center. >> people know we'll replace their appliances. sometimes we'll pay for them to come in with a better washer and drier. i have at a department of water and power on saturday, and we were giving out aerated you put on the faucets to use 1/3 of the water you use to wash your hands. 50% of our water usage in the residential environment is our backyards. and front yards. 50%. i would say, where there's lawns ...