I'm not a big fan of the "report your neighbor" attitude of this article from the Chronicle but I think it would be valuable to have the page bookmarked on your smartphone for those times where you see water being wasted, for instance in a shopping center parking lot which I see all the time.
State water officials this week launched the drought-inspired website Save Our Water (www.savewater.ca.gov),
which allows anyone in California to report water abuse with a simple touch of their smartphone or other digital device.
While many local water departments already have apps or Web pages for customers to rat out the neighbor who waters his lawn every day or the guy who washes his car too much, the state’s new site welcomes tips from anywhere in California.
In other words, you don’t have to know who’s in charge to be a drought hero.
The state site takes the anonymous report as well as any photos of the wasted water you include and sends them to the local water agency where the alleged abuse occurred.
http://www.sfgate.co...our-6417675.php