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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I’m not about suing unless it’s situations like this
Two words, one product. Astro Turf!
Would rather have seen the ‘Warthawg’ (I know, but hopefully y’all get the drift) do the job. Would be great to let the pigs know that a ‘hawg had done the damage. BUTT (intentional) you know how the meeeeee-sigh-ja can’t stand hawgs, something about that they are smarter?
Flag on the play!!!
The Liberal way.
Paint it green the tell them to kiss your ass
Get artificial turf or paint lawn green.
The Obama way.
That’s why we LEFT!!!
2 words: spray paint