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 Redlands
- Water consumption in the City Of Redlands decreased 10.29 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.05 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 498 million gallons
- August 2014 361 million gallons
- August 2015 415 million gallons
- August 2016 372 million gallons
- August 2017 361 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Redlands is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 18.11 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 97.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 118.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 432 million gallons
- 2015 446 million gallons
- 2016 322 million gallons
- 2013 406 million gallons
- 2015 507 million gallons
- 2016 389 million gallons
- 2013 577 million gallons
- 2015 593 million gallons
- 2016 409 million gallons
- 2013 739 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 621 million gallons
- 2013 909 million gallons
- 2015 576 million gallons
- 2016 549 million gallons
- 2013 991 million gallons
- 2015 713 million gallons
- 2016 710 million gallons
- 2013 928 million gallons
- 2015 850 million gallons
- 2016 822 million gallons
- 2013 1059 million gallons
- 2015 971 million gallons
- 2016 842 million gallons
- 2013 983 million gallons
- 2015 653 million gallons
- 2016 754 million gallons
- 2013 795 million gallons
- 2015 608 million gallons
- 2016 647 million gallons
- 2013 565 million gallons
- 2015 522 million gallons
- 2016 516 million gallons
- 2013 490 million gallons
- 2015 415 million gallons
- 2016 372 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Redlands water use decreased by 23.65 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 128.802
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 98.338
- 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 Redlands to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received139 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued136 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received250 | Follow-up Actions239 | Warnings Issued235 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received226 | Follow-up Actions223 | Warnings Issued215 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received257 | Follow-up Actions246 | Warnings Issued224 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received543 | Follow-up Actions537 | Warnings Issued536 | Penalties Assessed30 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received554 | Follow-up Actions551 | Warnings Issued544 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received375 | Follow-up Actions361 | Warnings Issued369 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received371 | Follow-up Actions369 | Warnings Issued367 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received373 | Follow-up Actions372 | Warnings Issued368 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received208 | Follow-up Actions205 | Warnings Issued203 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received139 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued136 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received250 | Follow-up Actions239 | Warnings Issued235 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received226 | Follow-up Actions223 | Warnings Issued215 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received257 | Follow-up Actions246 | Warnings Issued224 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received339 | Follow-up Actions328 | Warnings Issued305 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received462 | Follow-up Actions447 | Warnings Issued417 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received705 | Follow-up Actions672 | Warnings Issued654 | Penalties Assessed17 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received498 | Follow-up Actions468 | Warnings Issued449 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received342 | Follow-up Actions319 | Warnings Issued300 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received385 | Follow-up Actions362 | Warnings Issued336 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received345 | Follow-up Actions325 | Warnings Issued311 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received154 | Follow-up Actions136 | Warnings Issued136 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received168 | Follow-up Actions153 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received147 | Follow-up Actions130 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received253 | Follow-up Actions242 | Warnings Issued225 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received333 | Follow-up Actions327 | Warnings Issued327 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received107 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions5 | 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 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 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
Repair leaks
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.