Oh, my!
Never watered my lawn.
Wouldn't care if it DID need watering. A well-kept rock garden is equally if not more attractive.
Have always washed the car only at commercial car washes.
Never owned a hose. In fact, my house doesn't even have any outdoor faucets that I know of.
Seriously: You folks are talking about water as though it were something important - like high-speed Internet service.
As a future retiree, I have other priorities: low property taxes, good access to country/forest jogging trails, low crime, the aforementioned high-speed Internet service, etc.
Even for others who might be more-conventional in their outlook - and for whom, e.g., having a lush, verdant lawn trumps having the grandkids nearby - I don't see droughts as "deal-breakers."
Regards,
“As a future retiree, I have other priorities: low property taxes, good access to country/forest jogging trails, low crime, the aforementioned high-speed Internet service, etc.”
Then I fail to see why you inquired about our water situation unless your goal was to be argumentative. You aren’t going to find low taxes in this state and crime has been one of our growth industries.