OSH Repair, Santa Clara County

Though California saw record rainfall in the final three months of 2021, that was followed by an unusually dry January through March. California went from 88 percent of its land being considered in extreme or exceptional drought down to 1 percent immediately after the heavy rains, but it is now back up to 60 percent. -- U.S. Drought Monitor.

The average Californian used 83 gallons of water per day in April, compared with 73 in April 2020.

Yes, the average Californian used 83 gallons of water per day in April, but San Franciscans consumed less than half of that at 40 gallons per day. 

Meanwhile, residents of Riverside County used 137 gallons.

CA Counties with the lowest per capita residential water usage

(Gallons per day)

• San Francisco (40)
• Santa Cruz (51)
• Humboldt (58)
• San Mateo (64)
• Santa Clara (65)