California Water Officials Flout Their Own Advice on Conservation Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Riverside Councilman Mike Soubirous’ 1-acre lot has flowering shrubs and a weeping willow. He has used more than a million gallons of water in a year. ( Stuart Palley for CIR ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger and Arwa Gunja Produced by PRI and WNYC