Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

August monthly water use by the California Water Service Company Hermosa Redondo

Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Hermosa Redondo decreased 4.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.27 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 225 million gallons
  • August 2014 266 million gallons
  • August 2015 263 million gallons
  • August 2016 251 million gallons
  • August 2017 266 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 74.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Hermosa Redondo is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 1.95 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
62.70
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
61.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 296 million gallons
  • 2015 289 million gallons
  • 2016 246 million gallons
February
  • 2013 272 million gallons
  • 2015 274 million gallons
  • 2016 239 million gallons
March
  • 2013 322 million gallons
  • 2015 308 million gallons
  • 2016 254 million gallons
April
  • 2013 335 million gallons
  • 2015 297 million gallons
  • 2016 274 million gallons
May
  • 2013 366 million gallons
  • 2015 296 million gallons
  • 2016 285 million gallons
June
  • 2013 371 million gallons
  • 2015 297 million gallons
  • 2016 307 million gallons
July
  • 2013 385 million gallons
  • 2015 305 million gallons
  • 2016 314 million gallons
August
  • 2013 379 million gallons
  • 2015 315 million gallons
  • 2016 319 million gallons
September
  • 2013 374 million gallons
  • 2015 292 million gallons
  • 2016 310 million gallons
October
  • 2013 359 million gallons
  • 2015 295 million gallons
  • 2016 303 million gallons
November
  • 2013 324 million gallons
  • 2015 275 million gallons
  • 2016 266 million gallons
August
  • 2013 315 million gallons
  • 2015 263 million gallons
  • 2016 251 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 Hermosa Redondo water use decreased by 18.47 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
57.362
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
46.766
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 Hermosa Redondo to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 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

Plant California Friendly plants

Take shorter showers

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.

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