Environment
Is California water use increasing?
Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016
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August monthly water use by the City Of Beverly Hills
- Water consumption in the City Of Beverly Hills decreased 14.13 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.72 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 290 million gallons
- August 2014 230 million gallons
- August 2015 254 million gallons
- August 2016 218 million gallons
- August 2017 230 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the City Of Beverly Hills is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 25.53 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 108.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 145.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 281 million gallons
- 2015 263 million gallons
- 2016 208 million gallons
- 2013 249 million gallons
- 2015 255 million gallons
- 2016 209 million gallons
- 2013 304 million gallons
- 2015 292 million gallons
- 2016 230 million gallons
- 2013 316 million gallons
- 2015 300 million gallons
- 2016 242 million gallons
- 2013 341 million gallons
- 2015 283 million gallons
- 2016 260 million gallons
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 274 million gallons
- 2016 281 million gallons
- 2013 386 million gallons
- 2015 303 million gallons
- 2016 304 million gallons
- 2013 386 million gallons
- 2015 318 million gallons
- 2016 310 million gallons
- 2013 377 million gallons
- 2015 299 million gallons
- 2016 301 million gallons
- 2013 360 million gallons
- 2015 292 million gallons
- 2016 276 million gallons
- 2013 306 million gallons
- 2015 265 million gallons
- 2016 248 million gallons
- 2013 290 million gallons
- 2015 254 million gallons
- 2016 218 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Beverly Hills water use decreased by 20.01 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 55.230
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 44.180
- 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 Beverly Hills to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued126 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions305 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions367 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions217 | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions143 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions170 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions372 | Warnings Issued224 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions273 | Warnings Issued245 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions263 | Warnings Issued171 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued126 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions134 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued63 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed3400 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received141 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued141 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions135 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued52 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair broken sprinklers
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.