well I for one would like to know whether waterintensive industries
have to pay for their water.
last year when vancouver (and we live on the raincoast) had a drought, because it was so dry later in the summer, there was a total ban on lawn sprinkling, car washing, (vegetable gardens were ok) but
golf courses, and other water users like the breweries had no such restriction. (ok I can understand the breweries, but is it really that critical for golf courses?)
by the end of the summer all the provincial parks were closed due to the forest fire risks. something that Ive never seen in 25 years here.

btw the whole water shortage problem could have been alleviated if people only flushed when it was really necessary. (yellow let it mellow)