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 City Of Arroyo Grande
- Water consumption in the City Of Arroyo Grande decreased 11.60 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 48.54 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 74 million gallons
- August 2014 49 million gallons
- August 2015 43 million gallons
- August 2016 38 million gallons
- August 2017 49 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 80.0% of water consumption in the City Of Arroyo Grande is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 14.20 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 55.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 64.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 56 million gallons
- 2015 62 million gallons
- 2016 41 million gallons
- 2013 59 million gallons
- 2015 56 million gallons
- 2016 38 million gallons
- 2013 75 million gallons
- 2015 65 million gallons
- 2016 43 million gallons
- 2013 87 million gallons
- 2015 68 million gallons
- 2016 55 million gallons
- 2013 98 million gallons
- 2015 71 million gallons
- 2016 62 million gallons
- 2013 99 million gallons
- 2015 67 million gallons
- 2016 61 million gallons
- 2013 104 million gallons
- 2015 61 million gallons
- 2016 67 million gallons
- 2013 101 million gallons
- 2015 64 million gallons
- 2016 65 million gallons
- 2013 94 million gallons
- 2015 64 million gallons
- 2016 59 million gallons
- 2013 90 million gallons
- 2015 61 million gallons
- 2016 60 million gallons
- 2013 77 million gallons
- 2015 46 million gallons
- 2016 45 million gallons
- 2013 74 million gallons
- 2015 43 million gallons
- 2016 38 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Arroyo Grande water use decreased by 36.41 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 14.194
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 9.026
- 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 City Of Arroyo Grande to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued167 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued537 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued276 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued167 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued537 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued276 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued276 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued138 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued213 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued142 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued457 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued445 | Penalties Assessed478 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued1600 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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
Repair broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
Repair leaks
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.