Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Roseville

Water consumption in the City Of Roseville increased 0.10 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 26.03 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 515 million gallons
  • August 2014 392 million gallons
  • August 2015 381 million gallons
  • August 2016 381 million gallons
  • August 2017 392 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 55.0% of water consumption in the City Of Roseville is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.57 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
52.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
52.20
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 420 million gallons
  • 2015 407 million gallons
  • 2016 364 million gallons
February
  • 2013 465 million gallons
  • 2015 371 million gallons
  • 2016 341 million gallons
March
  • 2013 684 million gallons
  • 2015 557 million gallons
  • 2016 388 million gallons
April
  • 2013 793 million gallons
  • 2015 582 million gallons
  • 2016 574 million gallons
May
  • 2013 1198 million gallons
  • 2015 690 million gallons
  • 2016 786 million gallons
June
  • 2013 1304 million gallons
  • 2015 794 million gallons
  • 2016 1035 million gallons
July
  • 2013 1469 million gallons
  • 2015 893 million gallons
  • 2016 1181 million gallons
August
  • 2013 1407 million gallons
  • 2015 882 million gallons
  • 2016 1166 million gallons
September
  • 2013 1146 million gallons
  • 2015 798 million gallons
  • 2016 1010 million gallons
October
  • 2013 1023 million gallons
  • 2015 660 million gallons
  • 2016 656 million gallons
November
  • 2013 699 million gallons
  • 2015 440 million gallons
  • 2016 422 million gallons
August
  • 2013 515 million gallons
  • 2015 381 million gallons
  • 2016 381 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Roseville water use decreased by 34.36 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
155.726
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
102.225
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 Roseville to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received179 Follow-up Actions128 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received276 Follow-up Actions252 Warnings Issued25 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received273 Follow-up Actions295 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received405 Follow-up Actions367 Warnings Issued50 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received468 Follow-up Actions414 Warnings Issued67 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received404 Follow-up Actions239 Warnings Issued62 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received367 Follow-up Actions281 Warnings Issued31 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received381 Follow-up Actions357 Warnings Issued38 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received266 Follow-up Actions160 Warnings Issued26 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received305 Follow-up Actions212 Warnings Issued32 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received54 Follow-up Actions60 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received219 Follow-up Actions36 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received179 Follow-up Actions128 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received276 Follow-up Actions252 Warnings Issued25 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received273 Follow-up Actions295 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received405 Follow-up Actions367 Warnings Issued50 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received385 Follow-up Actions226 Warnings Issued32 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received247 Follow-up Actions191 Warnings Issued35 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received384 Follow-up Actions285 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received422 Follow-up Actions301 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received200 Follow-up Actions112 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received199 Follow-up Actions170 Warnings Issued24 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received215 Follow-up Actions147 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received176 Follow-up Actions99 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received260 Follow-up Actions164 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received221 Follow-up Actions205 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed1
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received547 Follow-up Actions360 Warnings Issued25 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received318 Follow-up Actions237 Warnings Issued40 Penalties Assessed8
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received325 Follow-up Actions291 Warnings Issued48 Penalties Assessed8
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received469 Follow-up Actions277 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed8
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received682 Follow-up Actions145 Warnings Issued45 Penalties Assessed8
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received441 Follow-up Actions220 Warnings Issued43 Penalties Assessed21
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received710 Follow-up Actions710 Warnings Issued710 Penalties Assessed18
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received219 Follow-up Actions219 Warnings Issued219 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

Take shorter showers

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Repair broken sprinklers

Repair leaks

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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