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.
the land of the free!
If the home owners painted the lawn green they would probably be sited for illegally dumping paint or some such nonsense. Probably a rock garden or dessert like front yard theme would be easiest. Better yet till it all up make raised beds and start a cactus garden.
It’s easy…. Just sell and move to a state, not so stupid….
THE LAND OF THE “DEMS”
Full sized zen garden?
Lisa says:
“If the picture is of their lawn they don’t have anything that would green up. To me it looks like mostly dirt with a little grass up front maybe. But if there is a push to conserve water then they shouldn’t water lawn. I always say if God wants me to have a green lawn he will make it rain. I don’t want to pay money to keep it green.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/ca-couple-faces-criminal-charges-brown-lawn-complying-water-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-359899
Terry_L_Clark says:
“It’s a tightening of the noose on the American People. HAARP is more than far enough along to bring rain to California. Desalination is more than far enough along to provide drinking water. In addition to control, the vultures want to shove an $11 billion Bond up our posteriors.
http://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_43,_Water_Bond_%282014%29”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/ca-couple-faces-criminal-charges-brown-lawn-complying-water-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-359842
Jeanette says:
“I am so sorry that Ca government has put you in such a predicament. I know it is not hassle free or cheap to switch to a xeroscape yard, but it would solve all of your problems in future. Some white rocks, a few cactus or yucca…it can be done! And if they actually drag you to court, you can show intent, which might get them off your back!”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/ca-couple-faces-criminal-charges-brown-lawn-complying-water-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-359836
GREEN SPRAY PAINT
Spray paint the whole thing!