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 Yucaipa Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the Yucaipa Valley Water District decreased 7.12 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.24 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 204 million gallons
- August 2014 154 million gallons
- August 2015 185 million gallons
- August 2016 171 million gallons
- August 2017 154 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 86.0% of water consumption in the Yucaipa Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.50 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 105.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 115.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 198 million gallons
- 2015 166 million gallons
- 2016 147 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 191 million gallons
- 2016 172 million gallons
- 2013 235 million gallons
- 2015 243 million gallons
- 2016 200 million gallons
- 2013 312 million gallons
- 2015 273 million gallons
- 2016 205 million gallons
- 2013 369 million gallons
- 2015 232 million gallons
- 2016 261 million gallons
- 2013 426 million gallons
- 2015 341 million gallons
- 2016 393 million gallons
- 2013 458 million gallons
- 2015 337 million gallons
- 2016 452 million gallons
- 2013 479 million gallons
- 2015 352 million gallons
- 2016 422 million gallons
- 2013 407 million gallons
- 2015 312 million gallons
- 2016 354 million gallons
- 2013 357 million gallons
- 2015 271 million gallons
- 2016 308 million gallons
- 2013 247 million gallons
- 2015 225 million gallons
- 2016 245 million gallons
- 2013 200 million gallons
- 2015 185 million gallons
- 2016 171 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Yucaipa Valley Water District water use decreased by 22.32 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.
- 54.196
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 42.100
- 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 Yucaipa Valley Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued1139 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued326 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | 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
Wash only full loads
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.