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 Ventura District
- Water consumption in the California-American Water Ventura District decreased 11.70 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 32.14 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 410 million gallons
- August 2014 239 million gallons
- August 2015 315 million gallons
- August 2016 278 million gallons
- August 2017 239 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 66.0% of water consumption in the California-American Water Ventura District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 13.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 93.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 107.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 344 million gallons
- 2015 318 million gallons
- 2016 238 million gallons
- 2013 314 million gallons
- 2015 312 million gallons
- 2016 277 million gallons
- 2013 398 million gallons
- 2015 374 million gallons
- 2016 284 million gallons
- 2013 438 million gallons
- 2015 414 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
- 2013 568 million gallons
- 2015 414 million gallons
- 2016 383 million gallons
- 2013 561 million gallons
- 2015 410 million gallons
- 2016 428 million gallons
- 2013 604 million gallons
- 2015 418 million gallons
- 2016 455 million gallons
- 2013 595 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 475 million gallons
- 2013 584 million gallons
- 2015 398 million gallons
- 2016 454 million gallons
- 2013 542 million gallons
- 2015 385 million gallons
- 2016 410 million gallons
- 2013 426 million gallons
- 2015 356 million gallons
- 2016 338 million gallons
- 2013 410 million gallons
- 2015 315 million gallons
- 2016 278 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 Ventura District water use decreased by 26.49 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 80.970
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 59.522
- 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 Ventura 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 Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received82 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received82 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received103 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received141 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued87 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received154 | Follow-up Actions133 | Warnings Issued133 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received192 | Follow-up Actions182 | Warnings Issued182 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received246 | Follow-up Actions216 | Warnings Issued216 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | 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
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.