
Some LA County residents are asked to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days as utility seeks to fix leaky pipeline from Colorado River
CNN
Officials who oversee Southern California's water supply are leading by example amidst a prolonged drought by fixing a leaky pipe that serves as a 36-mile "critical imported water pipeline" from the Colorado River.
But because the water supply will be impacted by the "emergency repairs," the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is asking residents and businesses in parts of Los Angeles County to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days, beginning September 6, according to a statement released Monday.
Metropolitan says more than 4 million people will be impacted by the shutdown, including in those in Beverly Hills, Burbank, Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena and San Fernando. Some of these communities are already under mandatory restrictions implemented June 1. Those restrictions will remain in place, Metropolitan said.

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