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 Jurupa Community Service District
- Water consumption in the Jurupa Community Service District decreased 4.49 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.56 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 544 million gallons
- August 2014 330 million gallons
- August 2015 451 million gallons
- August 2016 431 million gallons
- August 2017 330 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the Jurupa Community Service District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 3.26 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 89.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 92.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 445 million gallons
- 2015 423 million gallons
- 2016 388 million gallons
- 2013 408 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 446 million gallons
- 2013 602 million gallons
- 2015 573 million gallons
- 2016 472 million gallons
- 2013 690 million gallons
- 2015 632 million gallons
- 2016 576 million gallons
- 2013 884 million gallons
- 2015 571 million gallons
- 2016 653 million gallons
- 2013 916 million gallons
- 2015 715 million gallons
- 2016 713 million gallons
- 2013 985 million gallons
- 2015 683 million gallons
- 2016 879 million gallons
- 2013 965 million gallons
- 2015 767 million gallons
- 2016 871 million gallons
- 2013 896 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 785 million gallons
- 2013 758 million gallons
- 2015 607 million gallons
- 2016 637 million gallons
- 2013 603 million gallons
- 2015 553 million gallons
- 2016 556 million gallons
- 2013 550 million gallons
- 2015 451 million gallons
- 2016 431 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Jurupa Community Service District water use decreased by 20.67 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 122.306
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 97.027
- 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 Jurupa Community Service District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received124 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions375 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received124 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions375 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions141 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions138 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received159 | Follow-up Actions209 | Warnings Issued52 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received179 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions164 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received78 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions198 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received115 | Follow-up Actions219 | Warnings Issued104 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received227 | Follow-up Actions257 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received211 | Follow-up Actions368 | Warnings Issued201 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions742 | Warnings Issued178 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received169 | Follow-up Actions284 | Warnings Issued193 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued6 | 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 Days4 | 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 Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Plant California Friendly plants
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
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.