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 Western Municipal Water District Of Riverside
- Water consumption in the Western Municipal Water District Of Riverside decreased 12.79 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 26.18 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 475 million gallons
- August 2014 356 million gallons
- August 2015 402 million gallons
- August 2016 351 million gallons
- August 2017 356 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 63.0% of water consumption in the Western Municipal Water District Of Riverside is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 11.35 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 74.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 83.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 345 million gallons
- 2015 328 million gallons
- 2016 310 million gallons
- 2013 374 million gallons
- 2015 404 million gallons
- 2016 389 million gallons
- 2013 569 million gallons
- 2015 575 million gallons
- 2016 413 million gallons
- 2013 712 million gallons
- 2015 622 million gallons
- 2016 478 million gallons
- 2013 830 million gallons
- 2015 580 million gallons
- 2016 577 million gallons
- 2013 893 million gallons
- 2015 703 million gallons
- 2016 719 million gallons
- 2013 982 million gallons
- 2015 643 million gallons
- 2016 839 million gallons
- 2013 966 million gallons
- 2015 693 million gallons
- 2016 872 million gallons
- 2013 892 million gallons
- 2015 602 million gallons
- 2016 743 million gallons
- 2013 731 million gallons
- 2015 563 million gallons
- 2016 621 million gallons
- 2013 557 million gallons
- 2015 496 million gallons
- 2016 531 million gallons
- 2013 475 million gallons
- 2015 402 million gallons
- 2016 351 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Western Municipal Water District Of Riverside water use decreased by 24.69 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.
- 116.557
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 87.777
- 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 Western Municipal Water District Of Riverside to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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
Capture tap water
Repair broken sprinklers
Repair leaks
Take shorter showers
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.