Many Californians are utilizing creative water consumption initiatives but many are still wasting water
Water from Lake Havasu is pumped to a hilltop in Hayfield Lake, California and gravity fed though the Colorado River Aqueduct to supply southern California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Jesus Rivera (L) works on a swimming pool demolition for a homeowner who is going to replace the pool with a drought resistant garden Lakewood, California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Workers install high-tech moisture monitoring systems at a country club in Laguna Niguel, California.Gregory Bull/The Associated Press
A worker cuts artificial turf at a home in Laguna Niguel, California after removing the lawn due to the drought.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Scientist Eric Dimond cranks a desalination pump by hand to display the process of turning salt water to fresh water at a public parklet in San Francisco.Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Condensation forms on the inside of a desalination pump at an exhibit on sustainable water use.Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Workers empty the South Pasadena High School pool. The water is offered to the public free for gardening use.Frederic J. Brown/AFP / Getty Images
A field that has yet to be planted is shown near an irrigation channel near Livingston, California.Robert Galbraith/Reuters
A lawn is watered in Livingston, California.Robert Galbraith/Reuters
A farm with a lawn and a swimming pool is seen in the Central Valley near Fresno, California.Lucy Nicholson / Reuters/Reuters