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 Casitas Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Casitas Municipal Water District decreased 55.64 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 53.93 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 289 million gallons
- August 2014 72 million gallons
- August 2015 301 million gallons
- August 2016 133 million gallons
- August 2017 72 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 16.0% of water consumption in the Casitas Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 34.90 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 67.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 104.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 158 million gallons
- 2015 126 million gallons
- 2016 75 million gallons
- 2013 169 million gallons
- 2015 141 million gallons
- 2016 141 million gallons
- 2013 130 million gallons
- 2015 270 million gallons
- 2016 133 million gallons
- 2013 333 million gallons
- 2015 313 million gallons
- 2016 234 million gallons
- 2013 418 million gallons
- 2015 326 million gallons
- 2016 304 million gallons
- 2013 462 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 411 million gallons
- 2013 499 million gallons
- 2015 295 million gallons
- 2016 453 million gallons
- 2013 492 million gallons
- 2015 381 million gallons
- 2016 463 million gallons
- 2013 503 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 416 million gallons
- 2013 404 million gallons
- 2015 406 million gallons
- 2016 337 million gallons
- 2013 304 million gallons
- 2015 335 million gallons
- 2016 226 million gallons
- 2013 289 million gallons
- 2015 301 million gallons
- 2016 133 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Casitas Municipal Water District water use decreased by 21.86 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 61.985
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 48.435
- 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 Casitas Municipal Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Capture tap water
Repair broken sprinklers
Take shorter showers
Wash only full loads
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.