Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 445 million gallons
  • 2015 423 million gallons
  • 2016 388 million gallons
February
  • 2013 408 million gallons
  • 2015 429 million gallons
  • 2016 446 million gallons
March
  • 2013 602 million gallons
  • 2015 573 million gallons
  • 2016 472 million gallons
April
  • 2013 690 million gallons
  • 2015 632 million gallons
  • 2016 576 million gallons
May
  • 2013 884 million gallons
  • 2015 571 million gallons
  • 2016 653 million gallons
June
  • 2013 916 million gallons
  • 2015 715 million gallons
  • 2016 713 million gallons
July
  • 2013 985 million gallons
  • 2015 683 million gallons
  • 2016 879 million gallons
August
  • 2013 965 million gallons
  • 2015 767 million gallons
  • 2016 871 million gallons
September
  • 2013 896 million gallons
  • 2015 619 million gallons
  • 2016 785 million gallons
October
  • 2013 758 million gallons
  • 2015 607 million gallons
  • 2016 637 million gallons
November
  • 2013 603 million gallons
  • 2015 553 million gallons
  • 2016 556 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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