The Ridge Golf Club in Auburn, Calif., has been planning for the statewide drought for seven years, and has decreased its raw water use by 20% since last year, while cutting the grass at a taller height, using wetting agents, and reducing its footprint from 147 acres to 65. In contrast, a woman in Palm Desert, Calif., claims her neighbor, Palm Desert Greens, is using too much water that is damaging her home.