Water, Water Everywhere

[Another] Summer is winding down, and that means one last barbecue, one last ...

Anyway, we have only one grade of water in Ontario, and that's drinking water. So, I was wondering what the heck is with watering lawns for hours at a time? Grass isn't even a crop - it's an ornament, especially around condos and apartment buildings. Some people have decided that it's a good idea to spray drinking water on ornamental lawns for hours at a time. Is it me, or ...