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LA Times Today: This Pasadena resident paid to remove her grass lawn. Here’s the result

LA Times Today: This Pasadena resident paid to remove her grass lawn. Here’s the result

Watch L.A. Times Today at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

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With water supplies continuing to tighten, the Metropolitan Water District is paying homeowners to remove their grass yards. Approved applicants receive five dollars per square foot. Not bad, given that the average lawn size in California is about 5,000 square feet.

We went to Pasadena to meet one resident who recently took advantage of the turf replacement program and pulled out her lawn.

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