Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.
The Metropolitan Water District offers rebates to residents ripping up their lawns and putting in plants that don't need a lot of water to survive.
Officials said it's enough water to fill up four Rose Bowls and enough to serve 816,000 people for a year.
The drought is forcing cities in the West to crack down on lawn-watering, and paying residents to replace their lawns with drought-resistant plants.
For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more drought, federal officials said.
A small grove of redwood trees in Costa Mesa pays tribute to the forest that once grew in the area, and hidden deep below is an invaluable water resource to the community.