The course would be administered by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, which is requesting that each member city and Riverside County
adopt consistent valleywide regulations that would require completion of a two-hour course on grass overseeding alternatives to traditional scalping.

The City Council has previously discussed the community impact of scalping as a method of preparing ground for planting, and directed staff to work with CVAG and to review information on turf buy-back and water smart landscaping programs.