[quote=AN]What would this restriction do to the hoa areas that have perfectly green lawn? Would people in 4S/feel sur/Carmel valley/etc start to tear it their lawn?[/quote]

Funny you should mention that. I just got an hoa letter that said

“Dear Homeowner, due to the water restrictions, using synthetic lawn is now permitted in the front yard. Please submit your changes to architecture change board.”

One of my neighbors got fed up with her lawn being brown, despite watering it all the time, so she ended up taking out the lawn and went for a desert landscape, succulent look. I just use a can of green spray paint.

Actually, I do try to recycle my water. When we wash vegetables, we wash in a pail, and then I empty it out onto the plants and lawn. I went with a rinseless car wash every 2 months now, and when I do wash, it’s over my lawn with a 3 gallon bucket. I take really quick showers, and don’t let the water run waiting for it to warm up, and folks in my family end up doing the same.

A showerhead flows at worst 2.5 gallons per minute. 10 minute showers end up being 25 gallons of water. More efficient showerheads are 1.5-1.75 gallons/minute. So a 10 minute shower is like 15-17.5 gallons of water.

I was thinking more about reclaiming water for other things. For example: laundry, dishwaster, and even shower. Water from those sources aren’t *that* dirty, and are perfect for watering plants, grass as long as it’s not for stuff meant to be eaten. I looked into how one could build a simple system, but to retrofit it into your existing plumbing would be difficult i think.

My water usage charges are around $40-50… But my entire bill ends up being close to $200 every two month. There’s a lot of fixed item charges and sewage charges.
I’m wondering more how this will affect people with pools and golf courses.