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 Chico District
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Chico District increased 0.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 30.84 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 434 million gallons
- August 2014 324 million gallons
- August 2015 297 million gallons
- August 2016 300 million gallons
- August 2017 324 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 71.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Chico District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 3.16 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 65.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 63.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 379 million gallons
- 2015 331 million gallons
- 2016 284 million gallons
- 2013 378 million gallons
- 2015 330 million gallons
- 2016 282 million gallons
- 2013 538 million gallons
- 2015 512 million gallons
- 2016 316 million gallons
- 2013 689 million gallons
- 2015 507 million gallons
- 2016 450 million gallons
- 2013 957 million gallons
- 2015 596 million gallons
- 2016 560 million gallons
- 2013 1029 million gallons
- 2015 596 million gallons
- 2016 683 million gallons
- 2013 1168 million gallons
- 2015 650 million gallons
- 2016 783 million gallons
- 2013 1112 million gallons
- 2015 637 million gallons
- 2016 797 million gallons
- 2013 923 million gallons
- 2015 592 million gallons
- 2016 704 million gallons
- 2013 774 million gallons
- 2015 543 million gallons
- 2016 489 million gallons
- 2013 562 million gallons
- 2015 336 million gallons
- 2016 322 million gallons
- 2013 434 million gallons
- 2015 297 million gallons
- 2016 300 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 Chico District water use decreased by 38.03 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 32 percent reduction.
- 125.206
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 77.591
- 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 Chico District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received216 | Follow-up Actions218 | Warnings Issued218 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received170 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued159 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received148 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued149 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received108 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued149 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received115 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received99 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received164 | Follow-up Actions164 | Warnings Issued164 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received227 | Follow-up Actions227 | Warnings Issued227 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received116 | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received142 | Follow-up Actions142 | Warnings Issued142 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | 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
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
Repair broken sprinklers
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.