And it's not a scary prospect to me. I pay market prices for most things. And when the price goes up, I rethink my use. And when the price goes down, I don't

And it's not a scary prospect to me. I pay market prices for most things. And when the price goes up, I rethink my use. And when the price goes down, I don't worry so much. I may even use it to replace other things. When water is cheap, you may see people spraying down a sidewalk during a drought when they could use a broom. Raise the price and their behavior changes. And if you're worried that people can't afford water for they personal use, what I advocated was each citizen getting paid their share of the water revenue. And that actually would go UP during a drought, more than the cost of their own direct personal use. That's because INDUSTRY uses the most water. They would, of course, pay more for the products of industry. And things like shipping bottled water from California during a drought might become a thing of the past. As it probably should.