Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Upland

Water consumption in the City Of Upland decreased 6.94 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.47 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 431 million gallons
  • August 2014 305 million gallons
  • August 2015 350 million gallons
  • August 2016 326 million gallons
  • August 2017 305 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Upland is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.96 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
94.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
103.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 372 million gallons
  • 2015 325 million gallons
  • 2016 278 million gallons
February
  • 2013 357 million gallons
  • 2015 378 million gallons
  • 2016 310 million gallons
March
  • 2013 484 million gallons
  • 2015 463 million gallons
  • 2016 349 million gallons
April
  • 2013 608 million gallons
  • 2015 492 million gallons
  • 2016 407 million gallons
May
  • 2013 713 million gallons
  • 2015 432 million gallons
  • 2016 451 million gallons
June
  • 2013 763 million gallons
  • 2015 531 million gallons
  • 2016 554 million gallons
July
  • 2013 810 million gallons
  • 2015 520 million gallons
  • 2016 637 million gallons
August
  • 2013 828 million gallons
  • 2015 554 million gallons
  • 2016 664 million gallons
September
  • 2013 752 million gallons
  • 2015 504 million gallons
  • 2016 587 million gallons
October
  • 2013 642 million gallons
  • 2015 443 million gallons
  • 2016 520 million gallons
November
  • 2013 475 million gallons
  • 2015 420 million gallons
  • 2016 434 million gallons
August
  • 2013 431 million gallons
  • 2015 350 million gallons
  • 2016 326 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Upland water use decreased by 27.53 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.
98.864
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
71.648
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 Upland to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received51 Follow-up Actions51 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received60 Follow-up Actions60 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received94 Follow-up Actions94 Warnings Issued35 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received102 Follow-up Actions102 Warnings Issued42 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions30 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received66 Follow-up Actions66 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions41 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received49 Follow-up Actions49 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received63 Follow-up Actions63 Warnings Issued26 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received51 Follow-up Actions51 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received60 Follow-up Actions60 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received94 Follow-up Actions94 Warnings Issued35 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received102 Follow-up Actions102 Warnings Issued42 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received27 Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received67 Follow-up Actions67 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions48 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions48 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions30 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued17 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received37 Follow-up Actions37 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received42 Follow-up Actions42 Warnings Issued34 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions30 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received72 Follow-up Actions72 Warnings Issued72 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received98 Follow-up Actions98 Warnings Issued84 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received119 Follow-up Actions119 Warnings Issued84 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received37 Follow-up Actions37 Warnings Issued28 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received26 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received26 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued 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

Capture tap water

Take shorter showers

Repair broken sprinklers

Wash only full loads

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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