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Re:How bad is the California drought? by jedberg on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @06:45PM (#8524102)
They're doing that here in the bay area too. My question is, do I have to have grass to count as a lawn? I stopped watering my lawn the day I bought the house, so at this point it is just dirt. Can I still the the $3/sqft to put in turf?
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Re:How bad is the California drought? by melvinmt on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:37PM (#8524453)
"I stopped watering my lawn the day I bought the house"

In some cities, not watering your lawn may get you a fine too: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-brown-lawns-...

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Re:How bad is the California drought? by jedberg on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @01:32AM (#8525729)
Yep it sure can. They sent me a nastygram once so I watered for a week till they inspected and then stopped again. It's such a waste to water things that aren't edible. I was just ahead of the curve -- green is the new brown.
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Re:How bad is the California drought? by holychiz on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:00PM (#8524192)
where can i can more info on this deal? I'm based in Mountain View and willing to stop this front lawn nonsense, especially if they'll pay me for it.
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Re:How bad is the California drought? by pecanpie on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:16PM (#8524324)
A list of Bay Area rebate programs:

http://www.bayfriendlycoalition.org/LYL-rebates.shtml

And the program most relevant to your current question:

http://www.valleywater.org/Programs/LandscapeRebateProgram.a...

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