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 Bakman Water Company
- Water consumption in the Bakman Water Company decreased 0.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 34.26 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 80 million gallons
- August 2014 63 million gallons
- August 2015 53 million gallons
- August 2016 53 million gallons
- August 2017 63 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 88.0% of water consumption in the Bakman Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.67 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 89.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 89.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 52 million gallons
- 2015 46 million gallons
- 2016 55 million gallons
- 2013 51 million gallons
- 2015 56 million gallons
- 2016 49 million gallons
- 2013 89 million gallons
- 2015 106 million gallons
- 2016 59 million gallons
- 2013 97 million gallons
- 2015 77 million gallons
- 2016 69 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 88 million gallons
- 2013 157 million gallons
- 2015 114 million gallons
- 2016 109 million gallons
- 2013 184 million gallons
- 2015 117 million gallons
- 2016 118 million gallons
- 2013 177 million gallons
- 2015 113 million gallons
- 2016 114 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 107 million gallons
- 2016 97 million gallons
- 2013 115 million gallons
- 2015 78 million gallons
- 2016 84 million gallons
- 2013 72 million gallons
- 2015 66 million gallons
- 2016 62 million gallons
- 2013 80 million gallons
- 2015 53 million gallons
- 2016 53 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Bakman Water Company water use decreased by 29.40 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.
- 19.204
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 13.557
- 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 Bakman Water Company to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | 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
Plant California Friendly plants
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Take shorter showers
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.