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 Rio Vista
- Water consumption in the City Of Rio Vista decreased 12.62 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 30.40 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 41 million gallons
- August 2014 25 million gallons
- August 2015 33 million gallons
- August 2016 29 million gallons
- August 2017 25 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 70.0% of water consumption in the City Of Rio Vista is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 12.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 77.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 89.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 28 million gallons
- 2015 32 million gallons
- 2016 31 million gallons
- 2013 30 million gallons
- 2015 28 million gallons
- 2016 34 million gallons
- 2013 50 million gallons
- 2015 54 million gallons
- 2016 33 million gallons
- 2013 63 million gallons
- 2015 58 million gallons
- 2016 58 million gallons
- 2013 84 million gallons
- 2015 62 million gallons
- 2016 61 million gallons
- 2013 94 million gallons
- 2015 69 million gallons
- 2016 82 million gallons
- 2013 106 million gallons
- 2015 62 million gallons
- 2016 82 million gallons
- 2013 100 million gallons
- 2015 67 million gallons
- 2016 79 million gallons
- 2013 86 million gallons
- 2015 66 million gallons
- 2016 78 million gallons
- 2013 81 million gallons
- 2015 57 million gallons
- 2016 54 million gallons
- 2013 60 million gallons
- 2015 38 million gallons
- 2016 33 million gallons
- 2013 41 million gallons
- 2015 33 million gallons
- 2016 29 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Rio Vista water use decreased by 25.85 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.
- 11.500
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 8.527
- 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 Rio Vista to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued160 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions229 | Warnings Issued219 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued26 | 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
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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.