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0, H F I - RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES W& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JULY 10, 2017 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT ITEM NO: 18 Riverside Public Utilities Drought and Conservation Efforts / Groundwater Level Update As of May 2017 Conservation Efforts For the month of May 2017, Riverside residents' water conservation reached 12%; cumulatively it is at 16% from June 2016 to May 2017 (Figure 1). This translates to 10,556 Acre-feet (3,723 million gallons) of potable water conserved. On a Regional scale, Riverside residents' water consumption; measured in gallons per capita per day (Residential-GPCD) is comparable to the aggregate consumption within the surrounding ten water agencies (Figure 2). In the last quarter RPU's Residential-GPCD was lower than the regional Residential-GPCD by 8 units. Basin Groundwater Levels Temperatures are rising, groundwater production is increasing, and groundwater levels are decreasing; as expected for this time of year. However, groundwater levels are relatively lower this May compared to May of 2016. Water levels are 6 ft lower in the Bunker Hill Basin, 2 ft lower in the Rialto -Colton Basin, and 4 ft lower in the Riverside North Basin. Groundwater levels in the Riverside South basin remain unchanged (Figure 3).