Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 28 million gallons
  • 2015 32 million gallons
  • 2016 31 million gallons
February
  • 2013 30 million gallons
  • 2015 28 million gallons
  • 2016 34 million gallons
March
  • 2013 50 million gallons
  • 2015 54 million gallons
  • 2016 33 million gallons
April
  • 2013 63 million gallons
  • 2015 58 million gallons
  • 2016 58 million gallons
May
  • 2013 84 million gallons
  • 2015 62 million gallons
  • 2016 61 million gallons
June
  • 2013 94 million gallons
  • 2015 69 million gallons
  • 2016 82 million gallons
July
  • 2013 106 million gallons
  • 2015 62 million gallons
  • 2016 82 million gallons
August
  • 2013 100 million gallons
  • 2015 67 million gallons
  • 2016 79 million gallons
September
  • 2013 86 million gallons
  • 2015 66 million gallons
  • 2016 78 million gallons
October
  • 2013 81 million gallons
  • 2015 57 million gallons
  • 2016 54 million gallons
November
  • 2013 60 million gallons
  • 2015 38 million gallons
  • 2016 33 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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