Historical information, 2015–2016. The rules and program details below describe the original drought response. For requirements that apply today, visit Riverside Public Utilities’ drought status page.
Riverside’s monthly results
The recovered reports record water production, conservation progress and the community’s response during the drought. They compare usage with the 2013 baseline.
The February 2016 summary reported an overall reduction of 21% during the mandated reporting period, against the 28% target. Results varied by month; the original reports preserve the full context.
July 2015View original PDF →
August 2015View original PDF →
September 2015View original PDF →
October 2015View original PDF →
November 2015View original PDF →
December 2015View original PDF →
January 2016View original PDF →
February 2016View original PDF →The October report was published November 2, 2015. January and February 2016 are single-page infographics.
What happened next?
In July 2016, the site’s homepage announced that RPU customers had returned to Stage 1 of the Water Conservation ordinance.
Read the historical restrictions →