Conservationist to Consumist

I forgot to tell everyone the tidal wave news. Last week, I opened my water bill. $600 worth of water bill was staring at me. So, I immediately called, figured out how to read the meter, and freaked out when the meter reading came back as correct and that in the last 10 days since the reading, I had used another 19,000 gallons. In total? 52,000 gallons of water for a bill of over $1,000. The sprinkler guy has been out and fixed the issue, but how can I, someone who moved to conserve the environment, someone who diligently recycles, lives fairly green, handle the fact of 52,000 wasted gallons? Every single time I turn on the water, I think about it. Can I ever call myself (the girl who tried to take the styrofoam cup back to Sonic to have them refill it, a conservationist? Poor me (literally and figuratively), soggy yard, and a back that is so painful!