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 Cucamonga Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the Cucamonga Valley Water District decreased 6.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.87 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 1077 million gallons
- August 2014 726 million gallons
- August 2015 858 million gallons
- August 2016 798 million gallons
- August 2017 726 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the Cucamonga Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.95 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 95.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 103.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 872 million gallons
- 2015 945 million gallons
- 2016 694 million gallons
- 2013 838 million gallons
- 2015 901 million gallons
- 2016 796 million gallons
- 2013 1181 million gallons
- 2015 1154 million gallons
- 2016 847 million gallons
- 2013 1389 million gallons
- 2015 1262 million gallons
- 2016 996 million gallons
- 2013 1637 million gallons
- 2015 1058 million gallons
- 2016 1128 million gallons
- 2013 1776 million gallons
- 2015 1293 million gallons
- 2016 1381 million gallons
- 2013 1940 million gallons
- 2015 1304 million gallons
- 2016 1571 million gallons
- 2013 1930 million gallons
- 2015 1375 million gallons
- 2016 1623 million gallons
- 2013 1801 million gallons
- 2015 1200 million gallons
- 2016 1419 million gallons
- 2013 1494 million gallons
- 2015 1121 million gallons
- 2016 1235 million gallons
- 2013 1188 million gallons
- 2015 984 million gallons
- 2016 1067 million gallons
- 2013 1077 million gallons
- 2015 858 million gallons
- 2016 798 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Cucamonga Valley Water District water use decreased by 26.44 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.
- 239.720
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 176.350
- 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 Cucamonga Valley Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions126 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions132 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed17 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received174 | Follow-up Actions130 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received254 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued100 | Penalties Assessed35 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received293 | Follow-up Actions211 | Warnings Issued97 | Penalties Assessed17 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received299 | Follow-up Actions241 | Warnings Issued100 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received313 | Follow-up Actions252 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued4 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair broken sprinklers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.