California's biggest water waster used 11.8 million gallons last year – enough for 90 households. This number comes from an investigation by Reveal, from the Center of Investigative Reporting, which obtained records from the state’s water agencies.

Of the top 100 users, 92 were in Los Angeles, in tony areas like Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Brentwood. There were 365 California households that used more than a million gallons.

Graph courtesy Reveal, CIR

Reporter Lance Williams joined the show to talk more about patterns of water consumption during a drought, and the difficulty of getting this kind of information.

Get a fuller picture and comprehensive data at Revealnews.org.

To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.