The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency. Hefty fines will be levied on non-compliant property owners.
Outdoor watering will be restricted to one day a week.
For more information, see links below:
ABC7: “Which SoCal areas will be affected by new outdoor watering restrictions?
LA TIMES: “Patrols, fines, altered landscapes: How severe SoCal water restrictions will roll out”