Overwatering your lawn? Get out your checkbook.
For the first time since the drought of the 1970s, state officials are looking to drive water conservation through mandatory restrictions – with fines of up to $500 for violators.
A proposal by the State Water Resources Control Board, to be considered Tuesday in Sacramento, would bar residents from spraying down sidewalks, driveways and patios, watering lawns or gardens to the point of causing runoff, washing cars without a shut-off nozzle, and using potable water in fountains.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/State-proposes-500-a-day-fines-for-water-hogs-5609252.php