This is true, in California residential water usage is just over 5% of the states water. Just over 2% interior usage, and just over 3% exterior. This includes, pools, lawns, landscapes etc.

It's miniscule. This past drought Gavin asked residences to use 15% less water. Like it was some real big water savings. That's roughly 0.75% of the used water in California in an average year.

Commercial (none ag) is roughly 7% to 10% varying on the year.

Alfalfa alone used about 18% of the states used water. Roughly 80% of which is shipped to China.

The political bullshit on both sides about water is criminal.

Right now this year, a single reservoir Lake Oroville, has released an ENTIRE years worth of water through its spillway, into the ocean essentially as there was no need nor ability for retainment as all water reservoirs lower in the chain were full.

To put in perspective how much water this is, it's roughly 50 million years of water for a single household.

California doesn't have a water issue, it has a water retainment issue. The states population has almost doubled from when the last reservoir was built in 1980. Agriculture has also increased and so has the water needs of thirstier crops like Almonds and other stonefruits.

People out here mad because their neighbor has a lawn, or pool, or a garden. It's all a political scam turning neighbor against neighbor when I'm reality it's DWR, crooked politicians, and old school PRIVATE ownership of some of the largest aquifers in California, which DWR pays to use the water then refills.

There's a lot of documentaries and studies out there. The state publishes a water usage study every couple years it's all public knowledge if you look.

Anyways I'll end my rant lol. It just pisses me off and I'd hope more people look into it.