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 Water Service Company Bakersfield
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Bakersfield increased 3.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.33 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 1425 million gallons
- August 2014 1108 million gallons
- August 2015 1026 million gallons
- August 2016 1064 million gallons
- August 2017 1108 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 67.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Bakersfield is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.60 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 82.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 82.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 1050 million gallons
- 2015 876 million gallons
- 2016 897 million gallons
- 2013 1031 million gallons
- 2015 944 million gallons
- 2016 840 million gallons
- 2013 1491 million gallons
- 2015 1399 million gallons
- 2016 1098 million gallons
- 2013 1837 million gallons
- 2015 1683 million gallons
- 2016 1224 million gallons
- 2013 2412 million gallons
- 2015 1522 million gallons
- 2016 1531 million gallons
- 2013 2715 million gallons
- 2015 1841 million gallons
- 2016 2159 million gallons
- 2013 3359 million gallons
- 2015 2053 million gallons
- 2016 2292 million gallons
- 2013 2931 million gallons
- 2015 2043 million gallons
- 2016 2368 million gallons
- 2013 2736 million gallons
- 2015 1744 million gallons
- 2016 2082 million gallons
- 2013 2162 million gallons
- 2015 1657 million gallons
- 2016 1831 million gallons
- 2013 1626 million gallons
- 2015 1145 million gallons
- 2016 1360 million gallons
- 2013 1425 million gallons
- 2015 1026 million gallons
- 2016 1064 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- California Water Service Company Bakersfield water use decreased by 30.98 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.
- 346.856
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 239.389
- 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 Water Service Company Bakersfield to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received118 | Follow-up Actions118 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received113 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received133 | Follow-up Actions133 | Warnings Issued133 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received190 | Follow-up Actions190 | Warnings Issued190 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received232 | Follow-up Actions232 | Warnings Issued232 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued144 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.