"Drought shaming" aims to expose Vancouver's water wasters

Could “drought shaming” become a trend in Vancouver?

With stage three water restrictions in place that forbid the watering of any residential lawns, one Imgur user has decided to post pictures (along with addresses) of some multi-million dollar homes they believe have lawns that are a little too lush.

The photos were posted on Wednesday, July 22. Stage three water restrictions were instituted on Monday, July 20. Before then, stage two water restrictions dictated that people in residential areas could only water their lawns once a week.

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Jag Sandhu with the City of Vancouver told Vancity Buzz in an e-mail that 33 tickets have been issued for lawn watering as of Wednesday. If caught, fines are up to $250.

Drought shaming has taken off in other parts of the world as well, most notably in California, where some reservoir levels are as low as 11% full. There was was even an app launched called “DroughtShame” specifically for the purpose of calling out water wasters.

Damn, still during a severe drought my neighbors think is OK to water their lawn twice a day in the middle of the summer in the desert. Smh #droughtshaming #wastingwater #cityoflancasterca #wtf #seriously

A photo posted by Sara (@froggstarr) on Jul 22, 2015 at 7:46pm PDT

Excuse me lady…. It finally rained a bit in LA today….we are in a drought and you are WATERING your lawn… SHAME! #california #savewater #droughtshaming A photo posted by Kelsey Murray (@kelcmure09) on Jul 18, 2015 at 9:55am PDT

What a drought in California looks like. #CAdrought #droughtshaming

A photo posted by Joshua Duggan (@joshuajduggan) on Jul 14, 2015 at 8:17pm PDT

The owner of this home was watering his flowers and rinsing his driveway 5 minutes ago. Why is this still legal? #droughtshaming A photo posted by @dshaw01 on Jul 13, 2015 at 7:20pm PDT

In #Torrance , professional #Droughtshaming photography? pic.twitter.com/6OnSxr3jdH

— DroughtShame (@DroughtShameApp) July 21, 2015

Drought Shaming Is A Thing, And Celebrities Are The Main Targets http://t.co/re0B8ExJpN pic.twitter.com/cUKZB2iYQl

— ELLE DECOR (@ELLEDECOR) June 9, 2015

Drought shaming celebrities in California has recently been making headlines, most notably with Tom Selleck, who was recently forced to pay $21,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged he unlawfully took water through a private company to use on his lawn, according to NBC.