Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 432 million gallons
  • 2015 446 million gallons
  • 2016 322 million gallons
February
  • 2013 406 million gallons
  • 2015 507 million gallons
  • 2016 389 million gallons
March
  • 2013 577 million gallons
  • 2015 593 million gallons
  • 2016 409 million gallons
April
  • 2013 739 million gallons
  • 2015 619 million gallons
  • 2016 621 million gallons
May
  • 2013 909 million gallons
  • 2015 576 million gallons
  • 2016 549 million gallons
June
  • 2013 991 million gallons
  • 2015 713 million gallons
  • 2016 710 million gallons
July
  • 2013 928 million gallons
  • 2015 850 million gallons
  • 2016 822 million gallons
August
  • 2013 1059 million gallons
  • 2015 971 million gallons
  • 2016 842 million gallons
September
  • 2013 983 million gallons
  • 2015 653 million gallons
  • 2016 754 million gallons
October
  • 2013 795 million gallons
  • 2015 608 million gallons
  • 2016 647 million gallons
November
  • 2013 565 million gallons
  • 2015 522 million gallons
  • 2016 516 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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