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Many Californians are utilizing creative water consumption initiatives but many are still wasting water

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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

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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

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Workers install high-tech moisture monitoring systems at a country club in Laguna Niguel, California.Gregory Bull/The Associated Press

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A worker cuts artificial turf at a home in Laguna Niguel, California after removing the lawn due to the drought.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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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

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Condensation forms on the inside of a desalination pump at an exhibit on sustainable water use.Robert Galbraith/Reuters

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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

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A field that has yet to be planted is shown near an irrigation channel near Livingston, California.Robert Galbraith/Reuters

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A lawn is watered in Livingston, California.Robert Galbraith/Reuters

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A farm with a lawn and a swimming pool is seen in the Central Valley near Fresno, California.Lucy Nicholson / Reuters/Reuters

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