Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the San Gabriel Valley Fontana Water Company

Water consumption in the San Gabriel Valley Fontana Water Company decreased 0.26 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.92 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 970 million gallons
  • August 2014 662 million gallons
  • August 2015 749 million gallons
  • August 2016 748 million gallons
  • August 2017 662 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 65.0% of water consumption in the San Gabriel Valley Fontana Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 6.61 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
70.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
75.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 810 million gallons
  • 2015 816 million gallons
  • 2016 655 million gallons
February
  • 2013 755 million gallons
  • 2015 828 million gallons
  • 2016 700 million gallons
March
  • 2013 1015 million gallons
  • 2015 1045 million gallons
  • 2016 765 million gallons
April
  • 2013 1143 million gallons
  • 2015 1093 million gallons
  • 2016 865 million gallons
May
  • 2013 1357 million gallons
  • 2015 994 million gallons
  • 2016 983 million gallons
June
  • 2013 1441 million gallons
  • 2015 1097 million gallons
  • 2016 1115 million gallons
July
  • 2013 1559 million gallons
  • 2015 1036 million gallons
  • 2016 1233 million gallons
August
  • 2013 1578 million gallons
  • 2015 1063 million gallons
  • 2016 1239 million gallons
September
  • 2013 1471 million gallons
  • 2015 955 million gallons
  • 2016 1125 million gallons
October
  • 2013 1270 million gallons
  • 2015 888 million gallons
  • 2016 1024 million gallons
November
  • 2013 1049 million gallons
  • 2015 810 million gallons
  • 2016 862 million gallons
August
  • 2013 970 million gallons
  • 2015 749 million gallons
  • 2016 748 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

San Gabriel Valley Fontana Water Company water use decreased by 26.72 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.
201.847
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
147.922
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 San Gabriel Valley Fontana Water Company to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions13 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received60 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received53 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 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 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

Plant California Friendly plants

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Turn the water off while brushing your teeth

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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