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Is California water use increasing?
Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016
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October monthly water use by the Big Bear City Community Services District
- Water consumption in the Big Bear City Community Services District increased 35.18 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016. Overall, consumption in October has decreased 15.88 percent over the past five years.
- October 2013 24 million gallons
- October 2014 29 million gallons
- October 2015 26 million gallons
- October 2016 25 million gallons
- October 2017 34 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 96.0% of water consumption in the Big Bear City Community Services District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 37.38 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 84.69
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for October 2017
- 61.65
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for October 2016
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 26 million gallons
- 2015 23 million gallons
- 2016 22 million gallons
- 2013 21 million gallons
- 2015 18 million gallons
- 2016 18 million gallons
- 2013 21 million gallons
- 2015 20 million gallons
- 2016 18 million gallons
- 2013 28 million gallons
- 2015 24 million gallons
- 2016 19 million gallons
- 2013 38 million gallons
- 2015 27 million gallons
- 2016 26 million gallons
- 2013 45 million gallons
- 2015 31 million gallons
- 2016 34 million gallons
- 2013 42 million gallons
- 2015 31 million gallons
- 2016 38 million gallons
- 2013 41 million gallons
- 2015 35 million gallons
- 2016 36 million gallons
- 2013 31 million gallons
- 2015 30 million gallons
- 2016 31 million gallons
- 2013 41 million gallons
- 2015 26 million gallons
- 2016 25 million gallons
- 2013 19 million gallons
- 2015 19 million gallons
- 2016 19 million gallons
- 2013 22 million gallons
- 2015 23 million gallons
- 2016 21 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Big Bear City Community Services District water use decreased by 16.88 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 5.019
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 4.172
- 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 Big Bear City Community Services District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | 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
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.