Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

August monthly water use by the City Of Ripon

Water consumption in the City Of Ripon decreased 13.78 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 41.50 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 73 million gallons
  • August 2014 51 million gallons
  • August 2015 49 million gallons
  • August 2016 43 million gallons
  • August 2017 51 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 84.0% of water consumption in the City Of Ripon is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 15.20 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
75.30
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
88.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 56 million gallons
  • 2015 54 million gallons
  • 2016 51 million gallons
February
  • 2013 67 million gallons
  • 2015 55 million gallons
  • 2016 47 million gallons
March
  • 2013 107 million gallons
  • 2015 87 million gallons
  • 2016 53 million gallons
April
  • 2013 128 million gallons
  • 2015 101 million gallons
  • 2016 83 million gallons
May
  • 2013 176 million gallons
  • 2015 116 million gallons
  • 2016 108 million gallons
June
  • 2013 186 million gallons
  • 2015 126 million gallons
  • 2016 130 million gallons
July
  • 2013 202 million gallons
  • 2015 140 million gallons
  • 2016 144 million gallons
August
  • 2013 190 million gallons
  • 2015 139 million gallons
  • 2016 139 million gallons
September
  • 2013 164 million gallons
  • 2015 127 million gallons
  • 2016 123 million gallons
October
  • 2013 136 million gallons
  • 2015 106 million gallons
  • 2016 96 million gallons
November
  • 2013 96 million gallons
  • 2015 63 million gallons
  • 2016 51 million gallons
August
  • 2013 73 million gallons
  • 2015 49 million gallons
  • 2016 43 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Ripon water use decreased by 30.87 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.
22.104
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
15.279
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 Ripon to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions51 Warnings Issued51 Penalties Assessed2
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions240 Warnings Issued240 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions129 Warnings Issued129 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions105 Warnings Issued105 Penalties Assessed8
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received36 Follow-up Actions49 Warnings Issued49 Penalties Assessed8
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions154 Warnings Issued154 Penalties Assessed24
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions150 Warnings Issued150 Penalties Assessed18
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions188 Warnings Issued188 Penalties Assessed22
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued94 Penalties Assessed4
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued69 Penalties Assessed4
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions25 Warnings Issued25 Penalties Assessed1
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions51 Warnings Issued51 Penalties Assessed2
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions240 Warnings Issued240 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions129 Warnings Issued129 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions105 Warnings Issued105 Penalties Assessed8
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions171 Warnings Issued171 Penalties Assessed20
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions160 Warnings Issued160 Penalties Assessed14
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions344 Warnings Issued344 Penalties Assessed11
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions253 Warnings Issued253 Penalties Assessed8
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions244 Warnings Issued244 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions133 Warnings Issued133 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions160 Warnings Issued160 Penalties Assessed8
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions76 Warnings Issued117 Penalties Assessed32
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions103 Warnings Issued420 Penalties Assessed98
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions85 Warnings Issued423 Penalties Assessed42
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions373 Warnings Issued373 Penalties Assessed5
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions65 Warnings Issued344 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions305 Warnings Issued305 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received233 Follow-up Actions24 Warnings Issued233 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Repair broken sprinklers

Take shorter showers

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

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.

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