Amid California drought, Los Angeles water department waters fake grass

‘The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is trying to set an example on how to reduce water use amid California’s fifth consecutive year of severe drought.
The DWP has, for example, installed drought-tolerant plants and fake grass at its substations.
“We stopped watering the grass to do our part to save water,” a sign at the South LA substation says.
But a CBS Los Angeles investigation found the water has not stopped flowing outside DWP buildings. Rather, the DWP has installed sprinklers to soak its fake grass for minutes at a time.’
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