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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced that it would no longer mandate emergency restrictions on water use for nearly 7 million people after winter storms eased shortage conditions that severely limited the availability of state water supplies. KTLA 5 (Los Angeles, Calif.), March 15, 2023 Harsher water restrictions took effect on June 1 for more than 6 million customers of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California who were asked to curb water use by 35%. The below normal winter snowfall did not refill reservoirs much, leaving the State Water Project offering just 5% of normal allotments. Water users in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties are dependent on water from the SWP and especially need to conserve 35%. Los Angeles Times (Calif.), June 1, 2022 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California adopted water restrictions to reduce water demand. Water districts are offered a choice for conserving water: water outdoors just one day a week or water usage must be kept below some monthly allocation limit. The restrictions affect the district’s six million customers in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties that depend on water from the State Water Project and do not take effect until June 1. Local water districts must determine how to communicate requirements to customers and enforce the restrictions. Los Angeles Times (Calif.), April 26, 2022 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has half of the water that it needs to serve customers in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties, according to Rebecca Kimitch, program manager for MWD. Those customers have been asked to limit outdoor watering to one day per week. CNN (Atlanta, Ga.), April 27, 2022