When I look at temperatures inland in California they are going to
make the drought only 10 times worse than it would have been before.
So, if you live in the western part of the U.S. in some parts you might want to learn how to haul water from places who still have it.
One way is to put a water tank on a trailer that you can attach to the back of your car or truck. Then you can either install at your home a water tower (if you want gravity feed water). If not, you can set up a pump system from your water tank to your home for taking showers, washing dishes and clothes. Usually, the water you haul in a tank you don't drink but you might wash dishes with it, especially if it is hot.
So, tanking water is going to be an important part of surviving the drought and borrowing or buying it from friends or relatives in nearby areas who still have water that they can give or sell to you.
One trick you need to know: "You have to have a water tank full when you are moving with it. You cannot travel with a half or 3/4 a tank because it can cause an accident when the water shifts.
So, remember don't drive a water tank anywhere unless it is completely full. When it's full the water cannot shift enough to cause an accident with your trailer or truck or car.
My father bought water in Yucca Valley up on Yucca Mesa from around 1968 to the early 1970s. We had a water hauler which looks like a small gasoline tanker that is only used for water. Then I think he charged about 8 dollars per 100 gallons and we bought 1200 gallons at a time which he then pumped up to our 1200 gallon water tank built on a platform to take the weight so the bottom of the tank was at about 10 feet in height so we had gravity feed into the house. However, we eventually put a pressure tank on it to up the pressure to 40 to 60 pounds so it was easier to wash clothes, run a dishwasher or take a shower. (I could be wrong about the price. It might have been only 8 dollars a load because it was 1968. I can't remember now for sure.)
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