Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Rialto

Water consumption in the City Of Rialto decreased 8.64 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.82 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 202 million gallons
  • August 2014 225 million gallons
  • August 2015 188 million gallons
  • August 2016 172 million gallons
  • August 2017 225 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 Rialto is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 11.89 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
70.40
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
79.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 200 million gallons
  • 2015 226 million gallons
  • 2016 162 million gallons
February
  • 2013 187 million gallons
  • 2015 198 million gallons
  • 2016 159 million gallons
March
  • 2013 236 million gallons
  • 2015 232 million gallons
  • 2016 181 million gallons
April
  • 2013 280 million gallons
  • 2015 233 million gallons
  • 2016 208 million gallons
May
  • 2013 313 million gallons
  • 2015 238 million gallons
  • 2016 217 million gallons
June
  • 2013 333 million gallons
  • 2015 281 million gallons
  • 2016 279 million gallons
July
  • 2013 378 million gallons
  • 2015 268 million gallons
  • 2016 323 million gallons
August
  • 2013 367 million gallons
  • 2015 304 million gallons
  • 2016 296 million gallons
September
  • 2013 339 million gallons
  • 2015 263 million gallons
  • 2016 256 million gallons
October
  • 2013 298 million gallons
  • 2015 225 million gallons
  • 2016 236 million gallons
November
  • 2013 241 million gallons
  • 2015 202 million gallons
  • 2016 199 million gallons
August
  • 2013 202 million gallons
  • 2015 188 million gallons
  • 2016 172 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Rialto water use decreased by 21.19 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
47.230
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
37.221
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 Rialto to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received34 Follow-up Actions34 Warnings Issued34 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received26 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued26 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received27 Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued23 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received36 Follow-up Actions36 Warnings Issued36 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received27 Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions29 Warnings Issued29 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued18 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days 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

Turn the water off while brushing your teeth

Repair broken sprinklers

Plant California Friendly plants

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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