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 Riverbank
- Water consumption in the City Of Riverbank decreased 6.77 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has increased 14.00 percent over the past four years.
- August 2014 0 million gallons
- August 2015 142 million gallons
- August 2016 148 million gallons
- August 2017 138 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 90.0% of water consumption in the City Of Riverbank is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 6.74 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 168.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 180.58
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2016
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 38 million gallons
- 2015 62 million gallons
- 2016 57 million gallons
- 2013 69 million gallons
- 2015 44 million gallons
- 2016 62 million gallons
- 2013 102 million gallons
- 2015 50 million gallons
- 2016 66 million gallons
- 2013 130 million gallons
- 2015 68 million gallons
- 2016 74 million gallons
- 2013 124 million gallons
- 2015 105 million gallons
- 2016 99 million gallons
- 2013 168 million gallons
- 2015 133 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 177 million gallons
- 2015 139 million gallons
- 2016 140 million gallons
- 2013 121 million gallons
- 2015 142 million gallons
- 2016 148 million gallons
- 2013 160 million gallons
- 2015 116 million gallons
- 2016 135 million gallons
- 2013 123 million gallons
- 2015 115 million gallons
- 2016 118 million gallons
- 2013 75 million gallons
- 2015 74 million gallons
- 2016 87 million gallons
- 2013 49 million gallons
- 2015 63 million gallons
- 2016 75 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Riverbank water use decreased by 14.58 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 18.692
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 15.967
- 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 Riverbank to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued102 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed27 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed38 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions75 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed43 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed50 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed65 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed95 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed38 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed80 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed50 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed69 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed34 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received103 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued127 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions205 | Warnings Issued155 | Penalties Assessed19 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions233 | Warnings Issued233 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions173 | Warnings Issued173 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | 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— |
| 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
Repair broken sprinklers
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.