Repeat offenders are initially fined hundreds of dollars, but deep-pocketed homeowners who are still not dissuaded can eventually have their supplies physically reduced to a trickle.
Water authorities in Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, covering Calabasas and Hidden Hills, have already installed metal flow restrictor devices at around 20 properties' main shutoff valves, the newspaper reported.Stallone's lawyer told the Times that its report"could mischaracterise and misrepresent the situation" at a property sustaining around 500 mature trees, saying his clients had"proactively" installed a drip irrigation system and let certain lawns die.
Others named in the newspaper's investigation included comedian Kevin Hart and former National Basketball Association basketball star Dwyane Wade. Famous for its rows of palm trees, Los Angeles has also traditionally been known for its lush, green lawns, often maintained with automatic sprinklers. Residents are increasingly replacing their thirsty lawns with plants native to this desert region, and Las Virgenes spokesman Mike McNutt said he hoped celebrities could set a positive example."We need you to step up to the plate, to be examples and to be leaders so that other people will follow."