In Marin County, a leaky water tank in the middle of a drought has drawn the ire of residents and demonstrated the ability of everyday people to affect change.
The Marin Municipal Water District has been preaching a message of conservation to its customers in these dry times.
Christie said even installed a manifold under his house that can quickly shut off any pipe if it starts to leak."And then we come up here, it's unbelievable," Christie told KPIX 5. Elizabeth Tresslar lives right next to the tank and said she's been watching it leak for about a decade.So, recently Christie tried rigging up a basin to catch some of it, to use for landscaping.
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