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 Indian Wells Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the Indian Wells Valley Water District increased 5.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.61 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 133 million gallons
- August 2014 123 million gallons
- August 2015 110 million gallons
- August 2016 116 million gallons
- August 2017 123 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 85.0% of water consumption in the Indian Wells Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 101.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 96.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 133 million gallons
- 2015 103 million gallons
- 2016 110 million gallons
- 2013 125 million gallons
- 2015 100 million gallons
- 2016 80 million gallons
- 2013 111 million gallons
- 2015 111 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 161 million gallons
- 2015 163 million gallons
- 2016 132 million gallons
- 2013 208 million gallons
- 2015 193 million gallons
- 2016 141 million gallons
- 2013 255 million gallons
- 2015 170 million gallons
- 2016 183 million gallons
- 2013 312 million gallons
- 2015 227 million gallons
- 2016 235 million gallons
- 2013 291 million gallons
- 2015 233 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 286 million gallons
- 2015 224 million gallons
- 2016 244 million gallons
- 2013 254 million gallons
- 2015 189 million gallons
- 2016 190 million gallons
- 2013 186 million gallons
- 2015 146 million gallons
- 2016 147 million gallons
- 2013 134 million gallons
- 2015 110 million gallons
- 2016 116 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Indian Wells Valley Water District water use decreased by 24.04 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.
- 34.270
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 26.033
- 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 Indian Wells Valley Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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.