Southern California Asks Millions to Cut Outdoor Water Use Amid Drought

A sign reads "Please Conserve Water" at the visitor center at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, near Borrego Springs, California, on March 23, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Southern California’s water supplier on Tuesday asked about 6 million people to limit their outdoor watering to one day a week amid a water shortage emergency owing to the ongoing drought.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the largest supplier of treated water in the United States, asked residents in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties to cut their outdoor watering.