water Flora. Critters in my house get bottled water. Free ranging and wild critters usuallly drank from lake and other sources of water.

Right now Lake and river are basically DRY!! as a bone. I put out water for the squirrels & birds. They appreciate it. If it rains - rarely - they will drink from puddles.

Its very bad here. And in CA they need to do better conserving their rain water. Texas does also.