About 6M Californians Ordered To Cut Water Usage Amid Drought

Some cities and water agencies in Southern California have been ordered to cut back water usage starting June 1 or face hefty fines.

Southern California's gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as an extended drought plagues the state following another dry winter.

The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday declared a water shortage emergency and is requiring certain cities and water agencies it supplies to implement the cutback on June 1 and enforce it or face hefty fines.

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