Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

August monthly water use by the City Of Adelanto

Water consumption in the City Of Adelanto increased 0.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 2.26 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 95 million gallons
  • August 2014 79 million gallons
  • August 2015 89 million gallons
  • August 2016 89 million gallons
  • August 2017 79 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 61.0% of water consumption in the City Of Adelanto is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 17.22 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
59.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
72.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 134 million gallons
  • 2015 84 million gallons
  • 2016 84 million gallons
February
  • 2013 82 million gallons
  • 2015 70 million gallons
  • 2016 79 million gallons
March
  • 2013 110 million gallons
  • 2015 95 million gallons
  • 2016 104 million gallons
April
  • 2013 122 million gallons
  • 2015 111 million gallons
  • 2016 105 million gallons
May
  • 2013 141 million gallons
  • 2015 120 million gallons
  • 2016 120 million gallons
June
  • 2013 154 million gallons
  • 2015 137 million gallons
  • 2016 133 million gallons
July
  • 2013 125 million gallons
  • 2015 130 million gallons
  • 2016 151 million gallons
August
  • 2013 115 million gallons
  • 2015 120 million gallons
  • 2016 150 million gallons
September
  • 2013 133 million gallons
  • 2015 117 million gallons
  • 2016 128 million gallons
October
  • 2013 130 million gallons
  • 2015 106 million gallons
  • 2016 121 million gallons
November
  • 2013 103 million gallons
  • 2015 100 million gallons
  • 2016 97 million gallons
August
  • 2013 91 million gallons
  • 2015 89 million gallons
  • 2016 89 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Adelanto water use decreased by 14.48 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
21.130
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
18.071
billion gallons consumed
between June 2015 and February 2016.

*: Approved by the State Water Resources Control Board in 2015, the reduction target was meant to achieve a 25 percent reduction in water use statewide. It is tied to an average July through Sept. 2014 daily per capita residential water use rate that placed water agencies into nine tiers.

Enforcement statistics

Selected enforcement statistics reported by the City Of Adelanto to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions50 Warnings Issued50 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Turn the water off while brushing your teeth

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Repair broken sprinklers

About the data: This data is for urban water suppliers and is based on the the most recent reports submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board. Since the gallons of water used per person per day measurement does not take into account rainfall, temperature, humidity and population density, the State Water Resources Control Board discourages comparisons between water suppliers.

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