> ...the big issue is that this involves private property, and it's extremely hard convincing people... Money helps. Some locales in drier areas of the U.S. p

> ...the big issue is that this involves private property, and it's extremely hard convincing people... Money helps. Some locales in drier areas of the U.S. provide incentives for making changes to your property to reduce it's environmental impact. E.g. replacing a grass lawn with native desert plants, adding solar panels to the roof, capturing rainwater from driveways and roofs and using it to water plants and flush toilets, etc.