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 Ripon
- Water consumption in the City Of Ripon decreased 13.78 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 41.50 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 73 million gallons
- August 2014 51 million gallons
- August 2015 49 million gallons
- August 2016 43 million gallons
- August 2017 51 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 84.0% of water consumption in the City Of Ripon is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 15.20 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 75.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 88.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 56 million gallons
- 2015 54 million gallons
- 2016 51 million gallons
- 2013 67 million gallons
- 2015 55 million gallons
- 2016 47 million gallons
- 2013 107 million gallons
- 2015 87 million gallons
- 2016 53 million gallons
- 2013 128 million gallons
- 2015 101 million gallons
- 2016 83 million gallons
- 2013 176 million gallons
- 2015 116 million gallons
- 2016 108 million gallons
- 2013 186 million gallons
- 2015 126 million gallons
- 2016 130 million gallons
- 2013 202 million gallons
- 2015 140 million gallons
- 2016 144 million gallons
- 2013 190 million gallons
- 2015 139 million gallons
- 2016 139 million gallons
- 2013 164 million gallons
- 2015 127 million gallons
- 2016 123 million gallons
- 2013 136 million gallons
- 2015 106 million gallons
- 2016 96 million gallons
- 2013 96 million gallons
- 2015 63 million gallons
- 2016 51 million gallons
- 2013 73 million gallons
- 2015 49 million gallons
- 2016 43 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Ripon water use decreased by 30.87 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.
- 22.104
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 15.279
- 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 Ripon to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions240 | Warnings Issued240 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions129 | Warnings Issued129 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions150 | Warnings Issued150 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions188 | Warnings Issued188 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions240 | Warnings Issued240 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions129 | Warnings Issued129 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions171 | Warnings Issued171 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions160 | Warnings Issued160 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions344 | Warnings Issued344 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions253 | Warnings Issued253 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions244 | Warnings Issued244 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions133 | Warnings Issued133 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions160 | Warnings Issued160 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions103 | Warnings Issued420 | Penalties Assessed98 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued423 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions373 | Warnings Issued373 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions65 | Warnings Issued344 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions305 | Warnings Issued305 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received233 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued233 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair broken sprinklers
Take shorter showers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Capture tap water
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.