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HNewsWire: Southern California’s water provider urged approximately 6 million residents on Tuesday to reduce outdoor watering to one day per week due to a water scarcity situation caused by the prolonged drought. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the nation’s biggest supplier of treated water, has requested homeowners in Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties to reduce their outdoor watering. “Right present, we don’t have adequate water resources to satisfy typical demand.” “There is no water,” MWD spokesperson Rebecca Kimitch said. “This is uncharted territory.” “This is the first time we’ve done anything like this.” The impacted areas are facing a “emergency due to dependence on extremely restricted” supplies from Northern California, according to the MWD. “The last three years are expected to be the driest in our state’s history, resulting in drought circumstances unlike anything we’ve…