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13 things Californians are doing that waste more water than eating almonds

May 12, 2015, 22:34 IST

California is in its fourth year in the worst drought the state has seen in 1,200 years.

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Yet many Californians continue to use virtually the same amounts of water they were using before the drought began.Some have cited almonds as the culprit, since the tasty snack use a whole gallon of water per nut.Compared with noshing on a few almonds, though, many other activities are far worse in terms of the amount of water they require, from watering huge lawns to keeping sprawling waterparks open all season.
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