Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Loma Linda

Water consumption in the City Of Loma Linda decreased 11.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.61 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 114 million gallons
  • August 2014 86 million gallons
  • August 2015 99 million gallons
  • August 2016 88 million gallons
  • August 2017 86 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 72.0% of water consumption in the City Of Loma Linda is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 12.77 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
86.10
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
98.70
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 100 million gallons
  • 2015 99 million gallons
  • 2016 82 million gallons
February
  • 2013 92 million gallons
  • 2015 105 million gallons
  • 2016 93 million gallons
March
  • 2013 122 million gallons
  • 2015 129 million gallons
  • 2016 100 million gallons
April
  • 2013 145 million gallons
  • 2015 138 million gallons
  • 2016 112 million gallons
May
  • 2013 180 million gallons
  • 2015 126 million gallons
  • 2016 131 million gallons
June
  • 2013 192 million gallons
  • 2015 151 million gallons
  • 2016 158 million gallons
July
  • 2013 203 million gallons
  • 2015 146 million gallons
  • 2016 176 million gallons
August
  • 2013 200 million gallons
  • 2015 155 million gallons
  • 2016 178 million gallons
September
  • 2013 188 million gallons
  • 2015 140 million gallons
  • 2016 162 million gallons
October
  • 2013 157 million gallons
  • 2015 126 million gallons
  • 2016 135 million gallons
November
  • 2013 127 million gallons
  • 2015 109 million gallons
  • 2016 118 million gallons
August
  • 2013 114 million gallons
  • 2015 99 million gallons
  • 2016 88 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Loma Linda water use decreased by 20.80 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.
25.490
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
20.188
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 Loma Linda to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed2
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued18 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions1 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 Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days7 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

Repair broken sprinklers

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

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

Plant California Friendly plants

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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