article_snippet.sent: We're in a new era; the idea of your nice little green grass getting water every day, that's going to be a thing of the past,' Gov. Brown said.
article_snippet.sent: Local governments will tear out 50 million square feet of lawns and instead use drought-tolerant plants. 
article_snippet.sent: And customers will get money for replacing old water-sucking appliances with efficient ones under a temporary rebate program.
article_snippet.sent: In addition, the watering of decorative grasses on public street medians is banned. '