don neudeck recalls. it was really amazing to fly over and look at how the reservoirs were down. couldn't believe it. california was running out of water. officials reallocated water and promoted conservation methods. the drought control center was flooded with suggestions. one woman asked for a moratorium on watering cemeteries. when the living's needs are in danger, let the dead rest a little drier. north of san francisco lie the well-to-do suburbs of marin county. it was forced to begin rationing water. early in the drought's second year, each resident was cut back to 46 gallons daily, 2/3 less than normal. why was marin hit so hard? we asked the former manager of the county water district. that goes back to the decision of the people in the early seventies, in which a number of issues were placed on the ballot for additional water, bond issues to develop additional water. folks in marin county at that time did not want these issues to go forward. ts they defeated them. there were many in the bay area and in california, too, that felt it served marinites right to be suffering