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 Ontario
- Water consumption in the City Of Ontario decreased 1.65 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.79 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 780 million gallons
- August 2014 591 million gallons
- August 2015 652 million gallons
- August 2016 641 million gallons
- August 2017 591 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 56.0% of water consumption in the City Of Ontario is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.15 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 68.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 68.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 684 million gallons
- 2015 673 million gallons
- 2016 555 million gallons
- 2013 634 million gallons
- 2015 660 million gallons
- 2016 589 million gallons
- 2013 835 million gallons
- 2015 818 million gallons
- 2016 654 million gallons
- 2013 933 million gallons
- 2015 873 million gallons
- 2016 745 million gallons
- 2013 1091 million gallons
- 2015 813 million gallons
- 2016 804 million gallons
- 2013 1134 million gallons
- 2015 915 million gallons
- 2016 938 million gallons
- 2013 1235 million gallons
- 2015 911 million gallons
- 2016 1048 million gallons
- 2013 1240 million gallons
- 2015 966 million gallons
- 2016 1103 million gallons
- 2013 1160 million gallons
- 2015 865 million gallons
- 2016 981 million gallons
- 2013 1054 million gallons
- 2015 827 million gallons
- 2016 829 million gallons
- 2013 861 million gallons
- 2015 730 million gallons
- 2016 764 million gallons
- 2013 780 million gallons
- 2015 652 million gallons
- 2016 641 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Ontario water use decreased by 20.86 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 24 percent reduction.
- 163.002
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 129.004
- 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 Ontario to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed6902 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions100 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued120 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | 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
Repair leaks
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.