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 Carlsbad Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Carlsbad Municipal Water District decreased 3.26 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.25 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 369 million gallons
- August 2014 307 million gallons
- August 2015 316 million gallons
- August 2016 305 million gallons
- August 2017 307 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the Carlsbad Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 3.27 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 73.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 76.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 334 million gallons
- 2015 332 million gallons
- 2016 267 million gallons
- 2013 326 million gallons
- 2015 357 million gallons
- 2016 287 million gallons
- 2013 432 million gallons
- 2015 419 million gallons
- 2016 298 million gallons
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 434 million gallons
- 2016 375 million gallons
- 2013 524 million gallons
- 2015 379 million gallons
- 2016 442 million gallons
- 2013 563 million gallons
- 2015 425 million gallons
- 2016 436 million gallons
- 2013 592 million gallons
- 2015 416 million gallons
- 2016 499 million gallons
- 2013 588 million gallons
- 2015 447 million gallons
- 2016 518 million gallons
- 2013 561 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 443 million gallons
- 2013 491 million gallons
- 2015 399 million gallons
- 2016 455 million gallons
- 2013 436 million gallons
- 2015 359 million gallons
- 2016 391 million gallons
- 2013 369 million gallons
- 2015 316 million gallons
- 2016 305 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Carlsbad Municipal Water District water use decreased by 22.22 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 79.785
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 62.054
- 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 Carlsbad Municipal Water District 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 Actions159 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions177 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions430 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions427 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions177 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions430 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions427 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions343 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions296 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions481 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions388 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions714 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions385 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions405 | Warnings Issued98 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions713 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions1089 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions2087 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions304 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions533 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions488 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Plant California Friendly plants
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.