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.
That is BS!!!
Only in California could this be happening………………………………
wow this sucks
Paint the lawn green!!!
Inmates of lunic asylum now running the country.
Lose, lose proposition for the residents!
Maybe this will help ya. Burn the yard (controlled burn) Spray the dirt with a water base 3 yard dye. in about 30 days your yard will grow back as green as a football field. Also since you have water restriction, disconnect your washing machines drain hose from the house, attach a garden hose for an extension, then a soaker hose and move it around your yard for irrigation. do not worry about the detergent it will be fine. You will be surprised as to how much the washers use. I have done this in both Texas and in Arizona. Texas has water restrictions also, Arizona does not, I did it here in Phoenix because it is cost saving .. believe me it does work. and all this will cost you less than $75. Keep all receipts for the court to see, because it will take a little longer than a weekend to cure. good luck
TIME TO DYE IT.
What a joke!
So you ready to fight yet