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 Mid Peninsula
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Mid Peninsula increased 0.67 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.08 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 354 million gallons
- August 2014 276 million gallons
- August 2015 264 million gallons
- August 2016 265 million gallons
- August 2017 276 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 73.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Mid Peninsula is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 46.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 44.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 295 million gallons
- 2015 308 million gallons
- 2016 256 million gallons
- 2013 292 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 246 million gallons
- 2013 330 million gallons
- 2015 363 million gallons
- 2016 270 million gallons
- 2013 366 million gallons
- 2015 348 million gallons
- 2016 313 million gallons
- 2013 487 million gallons
- 2015 372 million gallons
- 2016 381 million gallons
- 2013 525 million gallons
- 2015 370 million gallons
- 2016 422 million gallons
- 2013 533 million gallons
- 2015 398 million gallons
- 2016 443 million gallons
- 2013 575 million gallons
- 2015 397 million gallons
- 2016 438 million gallons
- 2013 523 million gallons
- 2015 379 million gallons
- 2016 412 million gallons
- 2013 494 million gallons
- 2015 363 million gallons
- 2016 349 million gallons
- 2013 396 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 280 million gallons
- 2013 354 million gallons
- 2015 264 million gallons
- 2016 265 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 Mid Peninsula water use decreased by 24.10 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 72.371
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 54.927
- 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 Mid Peninsula to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued97 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.