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.
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Daniel Nigra then delete your account! No one will miss you.
Idiot Liberal California govt liberals
Good ol catch 22… Hate living in Commiefornia,,.
Dont you just love our current GOVT/
Government trap to rip off the public
Catch 22 only in lib. California
This is the kind of s*** that happens when we let the government control our lives everybody just keep voting that seems to make you feel better
Knew a couple that vacationed (3 Months/year) in Australia, and found their Seattle Lawn the same way, every year. They Contracted a Nursery to Salvage, remove and SELL the Sod, and replace it with Gravel they Spay Painted GREEN! Home-Owner Assoc. was NOT happy with his LEGAL ‘loophole’ to their requirements!
I say a little green spray paint and they are in compliance!
That’s sickening because she clearly didn’t do anything