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 Pomona
- Water consumption in the City Of Pomona decreased 3.91 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 15.51 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 478 million gallons
- August 2014 410 million gallons
- August 2015 421 million gallons
- August 2016 404 million gallons
- August 2017 410 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 82.0% of water consumption in the City Of Pomona is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 5.69 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 68.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 65.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 448 million gallons
- 2015 452 million gallons
- 2016 379 million gallons
- 2013 422 million gallons
- 2015 442 million gallons
- 2016 373 million gallons
- 2013 518 million gallons
- 2015 512 million gallons
- 2016 396 million gallons
- 2013 593 million gallons
- 2015 547 million gallons
- 2016 449 million gallons
- 2013 689 million gallons
- 2015 501 million gallons
- 2016 505 million gallons
- 2013 718 million gallons
- 2015 557 million gallons
- 2016 588 million gallons
- 2013 811 million gallons
- 2015 556 million gallons
- 2016 637 million gallons
- 2013 817 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 641 million gallons
- 2013 789 million gallons
- 2015 562 million gallons
- 2016 591 million gallons
- 2013 674 million gallons
- 2015 504 million gallons
- 2016 538 million gallons
- 2013 558 million gallons
- 2015 436 million gallons
- 2016 479 million gallons
- 2013 478 million gallons
- 2015 421 million gallons
- 2016 404 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Pomona water use decreased by 23.40 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 105.210
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 80.590
- 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 Pomona to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received90 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued90 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | 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 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 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
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.