"For the first time in the state's history, the governor has directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions across California, in an effort to reduce water usage by 25 percent. The measures include replacing 50 million square feet of lawns throughout the state with drought-tolerant landscaping, banning the watering of grass on public street medians, requiring agricultural water users to report their water use to state regulators, and requiring large landscapes such as campuses, golf courses and cemeteries to make significant cuts in water use."
Nearly 50million sq ft of lawn must be replaced with drought tolerant landscape.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/californias...15&cid=fb_abcn
Southern California, please.
I personally think having a lawn is as old as the baby boomer generation. It's time to move on from having such high-maintenance-front-and-backyards people. Maybe someone could invest on new, modern, environmentally friendly designed yards. Artificial grass or not, this could be a huge money maker.