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 California-American Water Company Sacramento District
- Water consumption in the California-American Water Company Sacramento District decreased 3.99 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 30.30 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 618 million gallons
- August 2014 521 million gallons
- August 2015 449 million gallons
- August 2016 431 million gallons
- August 2017 521 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 82.0% of water consumption in the California-American Water Company Sacramento District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 5.25 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 55.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 59.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 578 million gallons
- 2015 483 million gallons
- 2016 445 million gallons
- 2013 555 million gallons
- 2015 474 million gallons
- 2016 395 million gallons
- 2013 749 million gallons
- 2015 628 million gallons
- 2016 435 million gallons
- 2013 893 million gallons
- 2015 621 million gallons
- 2016 573 million gallons
- 2013 1268 million gallons
- 2015 675 million gallons
- 2016 735 million gallons
- 2013 1335 million gallons
- 2015 826 million gallons
- 2016 955 million gallons
- 2013 1529 million gallons
- 2015 842 million gallons
- 2016 1093 million gallons
- 2013 1415 million gallons
- 2015 888 million gallons
- 2016 1067 million gallons
- 2013 1159 million gallons
- 2015 809 million gallons
- 2016 921 million gallons
- 2013 1010 million gallons
- 2015 708 million gallons
- 2016 669 million gallons
- 2013 749 million gallons
- 2015 514 million gallons
- 2016 473 million gallons
- 2013 618 million gallons
- 2015 449 million gallons
- 2016 431 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- California-American Water Company Sacramento District water use decreased by 35.75 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 166.017
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 106.666
- 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 California-American Water Company Sacramento District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received79 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received112 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received125 | Follow-up Actions117 | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received119 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received276 | Follow-up Actions241 | Warnings Issued241 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions140 | Warnings Issued140 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received188 | Follow-up Actions153 | Warnings Issued153 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions142 | Warnings Issued142 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued63 | 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.