. >> reporter: with new restrictions coming homeowner david brunten is glad he put money into artificial turf and watt-lower use appliances. he even drained his hot tub. he would rather take these steps than get fined. >> if you spend the money to do the construction of the problem now, you may not get fined in the future, which then that money is taken from you that you could have used for something to correct the problem. >> reporter: santa cruz could practice model as other cities struggle with the drought. in santa cruz, david louie, abc 7 news. >> actually a lot of little things we can do to save water. if you can fight that burger craving, you could actually conserve up to 1,000 gallons. that number comes from calculating things like the amount of water the cow uses and how much water it takes to produce the wheat for the hamburger bun. now a glass of oj that takes 45 gallons. washing your dishes by hand takes about 20 gallons. assuming you're turning the faucet off and on. you'll use about half of that if you wait until the dishwasher is full and then run it. that leaky faucet, we