As the drought situation becomes dire, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is starting to punish people who waste water. Starting Wednesday, water wasters could be fined for ignoring repeated warnings to cut back.
"Yeah, I'm a little concerned right now because I am that neighbor with a green lawn," said Sarah Rogers, who fessed up to keeping the water flowing freely to enjoy her yard.
"I love my green grass. I love my lawn. And the majority of my neighbors, they don't have that. They don't water, so I hope no one rats me out," Rogers told KPIX 5.Valley Water set up a hotline to take reports of water wasting, and the agency says it took in five complaints by noon Wednesday.One was sent by a jogger who saw water on the sidewalk of a house and peeked over the fence to find a broken sprinkler."Valley Water is not conducting any patrolling at this point.
First and second complaints will get a letter and a door hanger notice. By the third, a $100 fine kicks in, and it goes up from there.Neighbors KPIX 5 spoke to don't like the idea of turning each other in, at least not as a first step.Rogers says the fines have her attention and she is trying to cut back."I'll cut back a little bit," she said.
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