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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Go get some green paint. They didn’t say it had to be alive just green
fire your damn govt. and find some that are intelligent
Gettin’ worse by the day……
That must be the thinking of those who doesn’t
have any goals, personal or business. Whatever way the air is blowing.
crazy people damed etc
paint it, they did not say how to make it green, paint the lawn green.
Green spray Paint does wonders.
What’s the Problem,, That’s what Cali always looked like for Thousands of years, before anyone got here.
The Spanish word for California is “The Hot Oven” Really!
Just another reason people don’t live in Calf.
our government in action. Anyone remember the saying close enough for government work when they did something half-ass. Thank God, for the goodness and freedom in our lives, because he is the reason.