WATER WARFARE WAGES ON: Pitting the Rich Against the Not So Rich – Drought-Stricken California’s Wealthy Pay Up to Keep Lawns Lush – Bloomberg Politics‏

WATER WARFARE WAGES ON:  Pitting the Rich Against the Not So Rich – Drought-Stricken California’s Wealthy Pay Up to Keep Lawns Lush – Bloomberg Politics
Drought-Stricken California’s Wealthy Pay Up to Keep Lawns Lush – Bloomberg Politics . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-15/drought-stricken-california-s-wealthy-pay-up-to-keep-lawns-lush

Excerpt:

Gardens stayed lush and lawns verdant as citizens paid tanker trucks to deliver thousands of gallons to homes in the seaside suburb of Santa Barbara. They drilled in back yards, driving the county’s tally of new wells to a record. Some simply paid fines for exceeding allocations, padding the water district’s budget by more than $2 million.

“People feel strongly about their landscaping and want to keep their homes beautiful,” said Patrick Nesbitt, who drilled a well to hydrate parts of his 70-acre estate but let his polo field go dry. “Why should anybody object?”