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 Livermore
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Livermore decreased 2.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 31.17 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 178 million gallons
- August 2014 114 million gallons
- August 2015 126 million gallons
- August 2016 123 million gallons
- August 2017 114 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 79.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Livermore is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 2.57 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 53.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 54.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 146 million gallons
- 2015 128 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 155 million gallons
- 2015 118 million gallons
- 2016 119 million gallons
- 2013 239 million gallons
- 2015 166 million gallons
- 2016 131 million gallons
- 2013 309 million gallons
- 2015 169 million gallons
- 2016 161 million gallons
- 2013 397 million gallons
- 2015 189 million gallons
- 2016 230 million gallons
- 2013 423 million gallons
- 2015 216 million gallons
- 2016 283 million gallons
- 2013 474 million gallons
- 2015 255 million gallons
- 2016 337 million gallons
- 2013 444 million gallons
- 2015 253 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 386 million gallons
- 2015 234 million gallons
- 2016 297 million gallons
- 2013 336 million gallons
- 2015 230 million gallons
- 2016 208 million gallons
- 2013 239 million gallons
- 2015 140 million gallons
- 2016 135 million gallons
- 2013 178 million gallons
- 2015 126 million gallons
- 2016 123 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 Livermore water use decreased by 40.40 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 52.164
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 31.092
- 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 Livermore to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | 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
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.