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 City Of Indio
- Water consumption in the City Of Indio decreased 2.02 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.78 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 454 million gallons
- August 2014 357 million gallons
- August 2015 367 million gallons
- August 2016 360 million gallons
- August 2017 357 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 72.0% of water consumption in the City Of Indio is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.97 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 94.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 96.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 426 million gallons
- 2015 385 million gallons
- 2016 306 million gallons
- 2013 391 million gallons
- 2015 391 million gallons
- 2016 321 million gallons
- 2013 511 million gallons
- 2015 478 million gallons
- 2016 390 million gallons
- 2013 573 million gallons
- 2015 548 million gallons
- 2016 424 million gallons
- 2013 692 million gallons
- 2015 568 million gallons
- 2016 480 million gallons
- 2013 742 million gallons
- 2015 546 million gallons
- 2016 548 million gallons
- 2013 796 million gallons
- 2015 608 million gallons
- 2016 629 million gallons
- 2013 758 million gallons
- 2015 589 million gallons
- 2016 630 million gallons
- 2013 600 million gallons
- 2015 528 million gallons
- 2016 540 million gallons
- 2013 588 million gallons
- 2015 472 million gallons
- 2016 491 million gallons
- 2013 573 million gallons
- 2015 456 million gallons
- 2016 446 million gallons
- 2013 454 million gallons
- 2015 367 million gallons
- 2016 360 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Indio water use decreased by 22.81 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.
- 99.459
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 76.775
- 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 City Of Indio to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions148 | Warnings Issued140 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions148 | Warnings Issued140 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions161 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions210 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions197 | Warnings Issued188 | Penalties Assessed19 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions232 | Warnings Issued210 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions269 | Warnings Issued251 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions253 | Warnings Issued207 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions229 | Warnings Issued298 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions446 | Warnings Issued360 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions389 | Warnings Issued303 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received87 | Follow-up Actions341 | Warnings Issued265 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received116 | Follow-up Actions161 | Warnings Issued146 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions134 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received124 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received107 | Follow-up Actions118 | Warnings Issued98 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received92 | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | 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
Repair leaks
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair broken sprinklers
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.