Michael Korte and wife Laura Whitney from Glendora, CA face $500 in fines and even criminal action if they don’t turn their brown lawn green again, which died because they were trying to comply with California water regulations.
Don’t you just love the government’s ability to coordinate their activities?
On Tuesday — when the couple received the letter — state regulators authorized fines up to $500 for overwatering lawns.‘Despite the water conservation efforts, we wish to remind you that limited watering is still required to keep landscaping looking healthy and green,’ the letter stated.
It included pictures of the dead lawn with a red line through it, a weedy line similarly crossed out, and finally an uncrossed green lawn with a sprinkler.
‘It is telling me I’d better get my lawn green and I have 60 days to do it,’ Laura said.Ironically, on the same day the couple received the letter the State Water Resources Control Board gave local agencies power to fine for overwatering lawns to help reduce water consumption as the state is in the third year of record low rainfall.
Should the couple wish to improve their lawn they’ll likely have to water it every day.
‘It seems like you’ll be fined if you overwater but we will be fined no matter what,’ Laura said.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Get out the spray paint
It’s Ca what did you expect from them? They have no brains so that is what happens.
what a shame its not right
that is bull $#%&!@*
Insane!!!!!
JUST PLAIN STUPID !
This $#%&!@* needs to be stopped why do all these county’s and states think they can run everyones lives and tell you everything you can or can not do its not there place or property I have delt with Northern Ky planning and zoning on similiar issues grass needs cut cant park on my own grass things sitting in my drive way for sale is a eye sore they say I say Kiss my Ass
I wouldn’t want to live there.
Only in Kalifornia!
Now you’ll be fined $500 for water that is considered a waste when you water your lawn & it is drains into the gutters on the street.