[fizziwig]

"If it hadn't just flooded there this month, that claim might be more credible."

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Most of that just flows into the ocean. There is very little storage ability in the area, either above ground in reservoirs or below ground in alluvial basins....its mostly fractured bedrock except for creekbeds.

[Arizona Carolyn]

That's exactly right. Same as people in Colorado, where most of our water comes from here in the SouthWest, have to ration their water usage while Southern California does not.... Most everyone along the coast has to deal with water issues.

My Sister in law and BIL leave in Cambria and if you haven't purchased a water meter sticker for property you own, you can still own the property, but you are not going to be allowed to build on it and each lot or piece of land doesn't receive a meter.