The disconnect is between the reality of the drought (far less than normal rainfall and snowpack) is a measurable fact and people's behavior as if nothing has changed.

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I took out my lawns front and back four years ago. Most people are still watering their lawns. Lawns drink up far more water than a household. Lawns are an inherited English tradition, but Great Britan is a moist island, not an arid desert like the south western U.S.

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Look at climate change. How many people are making the voluntary sacrifices? No enough to change anything.

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We need mandatory restrictions to curb selfish behavior. But or representatives are weak, their only concern is reelection.

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So we are in a drought, but nobody cares.