Some do. Some don't. I'll be leaving.

ffa is right again. (not just about the choir)
The idea of the free market for water is not new of course. One of the most influential proponents was economist Steve Hanke whose work I met > 30 years ago.
The figures given for water consumption are to me a bit on the high side. That would be an outcome of government controls and subsidies holding prices down.
A proper market would get the companies to watch waste more carefully, that 30% loss due to leaks is too high.

Even in the current system there is still a role for the market in that over time domestic appliances will be designed to be more frugal in the use of water.

That is true, and the real insult here is government making individuals put meters on wells they paid for and pay for to pump and applying their horrible law. Not only that, but riddle me this: If tax money comes from the people, and pays for the infrastructure and then they pay for the "service" then how can they logically or morally enforce a "quota" when you pay for the service only? Seems tome they want you to pay for everything AND then stick to "their" moralistic guidelines to "prepare" for the next drought. Rather than address the root cause.

If there is a shortage the free market should price water to efficiently distribute it. Government rationing is not needed.
But I am preaching to the choir;^)

And those fleeing spread the disease.

Supposedly fines per gallon, but I have not seen how much. I also saw nothing regarding pets (how much does a dog/cat drink?) Or if you have a farm (I have 7 horses and they can drink a lot in summer), do farmers have to get registered and get permission from the lord high governor?

52.5 gallons per capita. My family uses slightly more than that on occasion. What would they do to people who go over?