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 Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District decreased 9.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.09 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 245 million gallons
- August 2014 179 million gallons
- August 2015 202 million gallons
- August 2016 184 million gallons
- August 2017 179 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 74.0% of water consumption in the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.79 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 101.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 110.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 193 million gallons
- 2015 207 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 178 million gallons
- 2015 222 million gallons
- 2016 198 million gallons
- 2013 264 million gallons
- 2015 271 million gallons
- 2016 213 million gallons
- 2013 332 million gallons
- 2015 300 million gallons
- 2016 218 million gallons
- 2013 412 million gallons
- 2015 258 million gallons
- 2016 263 million gallons
- 2013 476 million gallons
- 2015 352 million gallons
- 2016 373 million gallons
- 2013 498 million gallons
- 2015 355 million gallons
- 2016 436 million gallons
- 2013 449 million gallons
- 2015 350 million gallons
- 2016 447 million gallons
- 2013 470 million gallons
- 2015 324 million gallons
- 2016 370 million gallons
- 2013 371 million gallons
- 2015 278 million gallons
- 2016 332 million gallons
- 2013 291 million gallons
- 2015 234 million gallons
- 2016 276 million gallons
- 2013 245 million gallons
- 2015 202 million gallons
- 2016 184 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District water use decreased by 24.37 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.
- 58.546
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 44.281
- 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 Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued90 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions65 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | 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 cars with a bucket and sponge
Capture tap water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.