Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Dinuba

Water consumption in the City Of Dinuba increased 0.81 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.10 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 90 million gallons
  • August 2014 81 million gallons
  • August 2015 72 million gallons
  • August 2016 73 million gallons
  • August 2017 81 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 73.0% of water consumption in the City Of Dinuba is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 6.78 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
69.30
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
64.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 78 million gallons
  • 2015 83 million gallons
  • 2016 72 million gallons
February
  • 2013 78 million gallons
  • 2015 73 million gallons
  • 2016 61 million gallons
March
  • 2013 110 million gallons
  • 2015 100 million gallons
  • 2016 76 million gallons
April
  • 2013 153 million gallons
  • 2015 104 million gallons
  • 2016 88 million gallons
May
  • 2013 182 million gallons
  • 2015 128 million gallons
  • 2016 115 million gallons
June
  • 2013 209 million gallons
  • 2015 131 million gallons
  • 2016 139 million gallons
July
  • 2013 223 million gallons
  • 2015 136 million gallons
  • 2016 152 million gallons
August
  • 2013 207 million gallons
  • 2015 144 million gallons
  • 2016 156 million gallons
September
  • 2013 175 million gallons
  • 2015 108 million gallons
  • 2016 132 million gallons
October
  • 2013 145 million gallons
  • 2015 108 million gallons
  • 2016 122 million gallons
November
  • 2013 140 million gallons
  • 2015 78 million gallons
  • 2016 86 million gallons
August
  • 2013 90 million gallons
  • 2015 72 million gallons
  • 2016 73 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Dinuba water use decreased by 32.63 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 32 percent reduction.
24.689
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
16.634
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 Dinuba to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued22 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received58 Follow-up Actions58 Warnings Issued58 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued22 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received45 Follow-up Actions45 Warnings Issued45 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued47 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received36 Follow-up Actions36 Warnings Issued36 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received33 Follow-up Actions33 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions41 Warnings Issued41 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received102 Follow-up Actions102 Warnings Issued102 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received68 Follow-up Actions68 Warnings Issued68 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued43 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received78 Follow-up Actions78 Warnings Issued78 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received71 Follow-up Actions71 Warnings Issued71 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 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

Take shorter showers

Repair leaks

Wash only full loads

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

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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