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 Colton
- Water consumption in the City Of Colton decreased 1.18 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 4.13 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 204 million gallons
- August 2014 180 million gallons
- August 2015 198 million gallons
- August 2016 196 million gallons
- August 2017 180 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 54.0% of water consumption in the City Of Colton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 1.40 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 71.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 175 million gallons
- 2015 199 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 192 million gallons
- 2015 190 million gallons
- 2016 187 million gallons
- 2013 239 million gallons
- 2015 237 million gallons
- 2016 203 million gallons
- 2013 275 million gallons
- 2015 253 million gallons
- 2016 223 million gallons
- 2013 330 million gallons
- 2015 250 million gallons
- 2016 247 million gallons
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 285 million gallons
- 2016 307 million gallons
- 2013 369 million gallons
- 2015 278 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 346 million gallons
- 2015 298 million gallons
- 2016 334 million gallons
- 2013 346 million gallons
- 2015 270 million gallons
- 2016 290 million gallons
- 2013 291 million gallons
- 2015 251 million gallons
- 2016 258 million gallons
- 2013 235 million gallons
- 2015 228 million gallons
- 2016 228 million gallons
- 2013 204 million gallons
- 2015 198 million gallons
- 2016 196 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Colton water use decreased by 16.20 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.
- 47.502
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 39.808
- 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 Colton to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash only full loads
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.