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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FILE CHARGES / “SUE” THE JERKS THAT PUT YOU IN THIS SITUATION. YOU HAVE THE “LAW” ON YOUR SIDE.
Just when you think California couldn’t be more $#%&!@*ed up.
This governor must be one of those ignorant Liberals as he wants to have his cake and eat it too!
another example of why people leave CA – – stupid politions can’t make up there minds which way to inforce laws – – – :>))
Biodegradable Green Paint. If it isn’t raining, it won’t go away and it is friendly to the environment. Warning, these same weird people are moving to Texas in droves. Close all the borders.
Got To love California
Government here TOTALLY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CANNOT WIN IN CA BECAUSE THEIR RULES MAKE NO SENSE . IF THEY TRY TO ENFORCE THEM. SUE THEM FOR THEIR STUPIDITY. IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW, THEY LOSE.
Spray Paint….forest green.:)