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 Stockton
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Stockton increased 0.82 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.86 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 524 million gallons
- August 2014 501 million gallons
- August 2015 442 million gallons
- August 2016 446 million gallons
- August 2017 501 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 58.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Stockton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 10.73 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 48.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 43.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 511 million gallons
- 2016 441 million gallons
- 2013 474 million gallons
- 2015 443 million gallons
- 2016 425 million gallons
- 2013 604 million gallons
- 2015 566 million gallons
- 2016 476 million gallons
- 2013 691 million gallons
- 2015 571 million gallons
- 2016 514 million gallons
- 2013 916 million gallons
- 2015 655 million gallons
- 2016 634 million gallons
- 2013 991 million gallons
- 2015 710 million gallons
- 2016 768 million gallons
- 2013 1071 million gallons
- 2015 762 million gallons
- 2016 876 million gallons
- 2013 994 million gallons
- 2015 748 million gallons
- 2016 831 million gallons
- 2013 863 million gallons
- 2015 700 million gallons
- 2016 750 million gallons
- 2013 781 million gallons
- 2015 621 million gallons
- 2016 574 million gallons
- 2013 617 million gallons
- 2015 469 million gallons
- 2016 475 million gallons
- 2013 524 million gallons
- 2015 442 million gallons
- 2016 446 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 Stockton water use decreased by 22.94 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 126.136
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 97.199
- 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 Stockton 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 Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received145 | Follow-up Actions145 | Warnings Issued145 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | 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 only full loads
Capture tap water
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.