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 Bakersfield
- Water consumption in the City Of Bakersfield increased 10.19 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 10.81 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 876 million gallons
- August 2014 807 million gallons
- August 2015 709 million gallons
- August 2016 781 million gallons
- August 2017 807 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the City Of Bakersfield is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 129.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 124.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 619 million gallons
- 2015 590 million gallons
- 2016 551 million gallons
- 2013 564 million gallons
- 2015 499 million gallons
- 2016 464 million gallons
- 2013 668 million gallons
- 2015 573 million gallons
- 2016 557 million gallons
- 2013 888 million gallons
- 2015 895 million gallons
- 2016 773 million gallons
- 2013 1281 million gallons
- 2015 965 million gallons
- 2016 906 million gallons
- 2013 1558 million gallons
- 2015 1030 million gallons
- 2016 1177 million gallons
- 2013 1709 million gallons
- 2015 1267 million gallons
- 2016 1425 million gallons
- 2013 1852 million gallons
- 2015 1260 million gallons
- 2016 1458 million gallons
- 2013 1709 million gallons
- 2015 1214 million gallons
- 2016 1573 million gallons
- 2013 1423 million gallons
- 2015 1142 million gallons
- 2016 1243 million gallons
- 2013 1262 million gallons
- 2015 870 million gallons
- 2016 982 million gallons
- 2013 876 million gallons
- 2015 709 million gallons
- 2016 781 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Bakersfield water use decreased by 26.16 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 203.730
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 150.425
- 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 Bakersfield to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received182 | Follow-up Actions182 | Warnings Issued182 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received199 | Follow-up Actions199 | Warnings Issued199 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received231 | Follow-up Actions231 | Warnings Issued231 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received309 | Follow-up Actions303 | Warnings Issued303 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received254 | Follow-up Actions252 | Warnings Issued252 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Plant California Friendly plants
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.