Yep, I think I must be the villian.
I caused the end of a drought about a dozen years ago. I was doing a big deck build and back yard makeover, and put in an 1100 gallon HDPE tank and piped downspouts into it. Installed an irrigation pump, mostly drip irrigation. Decent capital investment. Did it to side step outdoor water use restrictions during the drought.
The skies opened up, the reservoirs filled, the water use restrictions ended.