I wish I had misread my sources[0], but unfortunately, 500000l per year per household really is in there. From the relevant wikipedia article [1]: "Many homes

I wish I had misread my sources[0], but unfortunately, 500000l per year per household really is in there. From the relevant wikipedia article [1]: "Many homes in Sacramento didn't have water meters until recently. They now are gradually being installed after [...] law mandating meters statewide by 2025." In other words: we pretend to care a little, but actually, we don't. The famous French saying is more honest: "Après nous le déluge". Loosely translated: "We'll be long gone before the flooding starts.". Both very applicable and not at all... What we shall tell the children? [0] http://www.irwd.com/images/pdf/save-water/CaSingleFamilyWaterUseEfficiencyStudyJune2011.pdf http://www.irwd.com/images/pdf/save-water/CaSingleFamilyWate... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_in_California#Urban/residential https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_in_California#Urban/resi...