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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Is that a fire-hydrant I see along the sidewalk in front of that car ?? They could “arrange” for it to be struck by an errant vehicle – Problem solved
Well solution turn yard into desert scape with NO Grass and No fines or anything can come of it. Hell and it even complies with the Water Restrictions being demanded as Corporations like Nestle still bottle WATER out of California and Ship it everywhere else in the World. Maybe that Corporations should have its doors forcefully SHUT do to the Drought.
STOP THE INSANITY!!!
Paint it green
Hey folks concrete the yard and paint it green. Problem solved
Liberal leadership. Don’t you love it.
Wtf!
what a joke,he needs to sue the citty for not making it rain
I would say the citty caused it and make them show proof that they did not cause it