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 WOULDN’T LIVE IN CALIFORNIA IF THEY PAID ME!!!!!!!!!!!! IT’S AN UPSIDE DOWN STATE WITH A LIBERAL GOVERNOR WHO HASN’T A CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN’T BELIEVE THEY VOTED HIM IN AGAIN TO DESTROY THEIR STATE…WAY TO GO CALIFORNIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
They are nuts, what are they going to do when the whole place dry’s up?
putos….no your post is what is stupid. Perhaps you will send them the money to follow your stupid advice??? Until then…reread your posts a couple of times before you post and figure it out..
Get some green paint!
Spray paint it green
This happened to me, in Texas, and cost several thousand dollars to get new grass put in.
The two were following a water ordinance WTF ticket them for flushing the toilet to many times as well
Californians got what they wanted! A liberal run $#%&!@*hole with fantastic weather.
I hate Facebook and the idiots who beleive anything
Redickulous…Yes I know it’s spelled wrong…Hince the word in the middle…