Editorial: California’s water shortage requires updates in technology, law — and mindset
Californians responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for voluntary water conservation earlier this year by using more, not less. … Already, residents face sharp new outdoor water restrictions June 1, and serious doubts over whether those limits will be enough to cope with a historic water shortage. It’s a good time to imagine the ideal California of the future, in which information technology and rational pricing make water conservation simple, understandable and a common way of life. Here’s how it should work, as a resident pulls out his or her phone and at the touch of a button checks the household’s water use for that day in real time: