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 Azusa
- Water consumption in the City Of Azusa increased 1.60 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.67 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 465 million gallons
- August 2014 374 million gallons
- August 2015 395 million gallons
- August 2016 402 million gallons
- August 2017 374 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 54.0% of water consumption in the City Of Azusa is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.95 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 65.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 62.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 425 million gallons
- 2015 421 million gallons
- 2016 363 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 398 million gallons
- 2016 364 million gallons
- 2013 503 million gallons
- 2015 474 million gallons
- 2016 395 million gallons
- 2013 560 million gallons
- 2015 472 million gallons
- 2016 420 million gallons
- 2013 617 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 448 million gallons
- 2013 643 million gallons
- 2015 492 million gallons
- 2016 516 million gallons
- 2013 688 million gallons
- 2015 504 million gallons
- 2016 559 million gallons
- 2013 699 million gallons
- 2015 538 million gallons
- 2016 575 million gallons
- 2013 661 million gallons
- 2015 496 million gallons
- 2016 550 million gallons
- 2013 597 million gallons
- 2015 486 million gallons
- 2016 504 million gallons
- 2013 497 million gallons
- 2015 426 million gallons
- 2016 454 million gallons
- 2013 465 million gallons
- 2015 395 million gallons
- 2016 402 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Azusa water use decreased by 21.18 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 94.625
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 74.580
- 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 Azusa to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued125 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed30 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued136 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed19 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued151 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued106 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued151 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued135 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed170 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Wash only full loads
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair broken sprinklers
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.