The drought is forcing cities in the West to crack down on lawn-watering, and paying residents to replace their lawns with drought-resistant plants.
"My plants are suffering," Jansen said. "The animals, coyotes, rattlesnakes; they are all out in droves. It's dry and unusually hot."
The largest district in the state, the Metropolitan Water District serving 19 million people in Southern California, is paying $2 per square foot of grass pulled out. Water district customer cities and agencies can add more. And there is growing concern the current shortage system is not enough to save the river in the face of a historic, climate change-driven drought. Colorado River stakeholders, including Southern California, are now negotiating drastic cuts which could slash water deliveries by 25%.
The removal business in Rancho Mirage exploded in May when the city council voted to fund $500,000 in grass removal rebates from its treasury. The Public Policy Institute of California's Water Policy Center estimated for CNN nearly 50% of the 409 water agencies in California are offering some sort of turf removal rebate, both residential and commercial.
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