CRNG wrote, on Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:23:39 -0500:

That's about $60/1k gallons. That seems like a lot.

It's California. Water is expensive.

This is what a wetter part of the local lake looked like
today on a hike with the neighbors:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3922/1...5712af8a_b.jpg

The good news is that there is still *some* water, but, it's
not a lot. And a lake is presumed to be reflective of the water
table, I think.