Perhaps we could base the ticketing on lawn color as well as sprinkler usage on prohibited days. This year yellow-green colors are in. Let's adopt them for lawns, not just clothing. Naturally, you could just cement over that area. Just paint the concrete green, that should work.
Less people equal less usage.
Perhaps we could limit migration into the state. We're not at a good level of ethnic diversity yet, so we need to let minorities in. They are, after all, very valuable to our state's cultural future. Construction is no longer booming and markets are fairly flat according to the latest figures. So, let's declare a moratorium on licensing any new contractors.