And each new orchard needs a new well.

One more straw in a very small (and declining) glass.

Urban water use in CA represents only 10% of the state's total. It will be a much bigger deal when agriculture use is cut 29%.

companies want to somehow make the same profit from solar. And they have purchased enough legislators to ensure that they can block solar for as long as possible, or keep jacking up the fees. Tey are horrified at the thought that people with excess solar electricity might sell to or supply other people directly.

Some years ago, speaking of water, a company in Pennsylvania, I think, jacked ates up so eople would use less and called it conservation. The courts made them stop. But quarterly profit increases are now the norm here in the US.

In the Bay Area, people have always been pretty good about water conservation

But it was expensive. It will be years before I recoup the costs in terms of water bill savings. But the local Orange County water company is giving rebates of $2 per square of lawn removed. The lawn cost me $3,300. I will get $800 in rebates.