I talked with my sister a few weeks ago, and she is very concerned about the drought. She has a small ranch where she grows nut trees, fruit trees, including citrus; berries; and all kind of vegetables, plus she has dogs and cats, cattle, a few pigs that are slaughtered each year, chickens, and horses who all need drinking water, not to mention the ordinary need for water inside the house for bathing, clothes and dish washing, etc. Not bad for a former teacher, and she loves her life! There was an old, unused well on the property when she bought it, but because city water was available, she never used the well. Now, however, her water bills are so expensive that she pays more for one water bill than I pay in a year! She was going to hire the necessary people to get that well functional again ASAP. I haven't spoken with her since then, but I don't doubt that she has already done so.
She was also bemoaning the fact that with so little snowpack, she hasn't been skiing for two years!