In fact, as the U.S. Drought Monitor’s chart of California since 2000 starkly shows, ... excessive watering of lawns and hosing down driveways and sidewalks.

Californians should brace for another year of brown lawns, tight water restrictions and increased calls for conservation as state water managers Thursday warned that severely reduced allocations ...

A man waters his lawn in Alhambra, California on April 27, 2022, a day after Southern California delared a water shortage emergency, with unprecedented new restrictions on outdoor watering for ...

But California won’t tell its residents to tear out their lawns. The lush, green carpeting remains as much a part of the California experience as redwoods, coastal sunsets and Disneyland.

Learning to Save Water: Even as residents of Los Angeles were drought-proofing their lawns, they were turning up their noses at water recycling efforts that voters found unpalatable. Best ...

SACRAMENTO – California extended its drought-inspired purge of idyllic emerald lawns from new developments, with state officials voting Wednesday to adopt more stringent water limits on ...

California water regulators urge residents to let lawns die amid severe drought, emphasizing conservation efforts. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

California couple threatened with fine for under-watering lawn 01:27. GLENDORA, Calif. - More than 80 percent of the state of California is in a drought labeled as "extreme" by the U.S. Drought ...

California proposes delaying rules to reduce lawn watering, concerning environmentalists The state would not punish people for using too much water on their lawns. Instead, it could punish the ...

A lawn sprinkler pumping free reclaimed water is used on the lawn of George and Amelia Puricelli, at their home in Pleasanton, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Keeping front lawn grass alive requires up to 75% of just one household's water consumption, according to the study, which is a luxury California is quickly becoming unable to afford as the ...