Wasting water in California will now earn you a $500 fine

Grist
By John UptonJul 15, 2014, 10:48 pm34 pts
Here’s a list of things that could now get you fined up to $500 a day in California, where a multi-year drought is sucking reservoirs and snowpacks dry: Spraying so much water on your lawn or garden that excess water flows onto non-planted areas, walkways, parking lots, or neighboring property. Washing…

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