California drought

yeah, they're just trying to intimidate us.... no worries, we ain't gonna stop because we need the water, and we're not gonna rent a slip every week and a half because we don't need one.

 

Volunteer police? I'd probably tell them to go fuck themselves. So basically, you're just a dude who volunteers to act like he's in charge? Get the fuck out of my face, asshole!

This is why, in any possible police interaction, my wife wants me to just not talk and let her talk.

 

Probably better to not make any waves if you don't have too.. (lol pun intended)
just get your water when he's not around if you can. Fuck 'em, what can they do, right? Bust you for theft of services possibly...)-:

 

One way to really conserve and keep plants alive is to fill up clear bottled watter bottles with a little hole punched in the bottom of them, you can set them at the base of the plants at noon or late morining and they'll provide a source of water close to the roots that the plants can use for transpiration through the heat of the day. They can basically "sweat" off heat that way and you don't have to have irrigation in place, or stand around watering. It keeps people from wasting energy recycling the bottles and keeps them out of the landfills. They also make great tiny greenhouses by cutting the bottoms off, starters by cutting the top 1/4 off and using it as a ventilated lid, and planter buckets if you cut the tops off and cut holes in the sides and bury them.

Here in AZ, simplt setting up a frame made of conduit and shade cloth will reduce water usage by about three times, and the plants produce a bunch more. This can be simulated naturally on a small scale with tired together branches and dead/dried weeds or bush/brush branches. This tends to keep the critters, wind, and hail from stressing the plants too.

Also, consider planting an overstory like fruit trees or something. You can evev do it all with store bought trees buckets if the smaller plants are tall enough to keep the tree's bucket out of the sun.

This guy has some great permaculture videos up!
https://www.youtube.com/user/dreiky

Best of luck! The phrase "Plants dying" hurts my heart unless I'm eating a salad....

 

Also, if your plants are in the ground, you can dig swales around them on contour to catch rainfall!

Another method of keeping a tree alive in the desert is to put haybales in burlap sacks and soak them in a horse trough or pond overnight and lay them out in the morning. You can even make a light compost tea to soak them in and really nourish the plants with very little water and work.

 

as a fellow liveaboard menrioned, people will be stealing water soon...