Don't have grass that needs to be fertilized and watered a lot. Reducing consumption won't necessarily reduce the quality of your life. The quality of your life will be increased, if anything. The best thing individuals can do is to educate and talk to politicians, your so-called political leaders. They listen, and if 51 percent of the people say they want something, they'll do it.
Water is number one, and congestion and sprawl.
We've got to get serious about land-use planning. If you build a four-lane they will come. If you don't, they won't come. That's why we need a river corridor protection act, which would protect the quality and quantity of our most critical resource. We also need to enforce the laws we have.