Water Officials Beg Las Vegas to Outlaw Decorative Grass

Las Vegas lifestyle has always been a controversial proposition, water-wise: a wet and wild landscape of glittering fountains, pool parties, and golf courses in the middle of one of the driest deserts in the country, the Mojave desert. With Hoover Damn shrinking from the long-term drought in the Colorado River watershed, Nevada’s per capita water use remains among the highest in the nation.

Amongst the largest water usage culprits — even more so than big casinos — are residential lawns! Ornamental grass, or decorative lawns, draw up to a third of the Las Vegas water supply.

Long story short, Las Vegas, may very well be the first city in the nation with a policy that bans grass that nobody walks on. Rather than outlawing lawns, local water officials want to ban grass without a constituency: aka “nonproductive turf”. It’s a bold move for a city built on its reputation for extra and indulgence. Read more here.

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