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 Big Bear Lake Dept Of Water Power
- Water consumption in the City Of Big Bear Lake Dept Of Water Power decreased 1.09 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.30 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 60 million gallons
- August 2014 48 million gallons
- August 2015 52 million gallons
- August 2016 52 million gallons
- August 2017 48 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the City Of Big Bear Lake Dept Of Water Power is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 6.30 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 49.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 52.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 72 million gallons
- 2015 56 million gallons
- 2016 66 million gallons
- 2013 52 million gallons
- 2015 42 million gallons
- 2016 50 million gallons
- 2013 44 million gallons
- 2015 42 million gallons
- 2016 40 million gallons
- 2013 51 million gallons
- 2015 45 million gallons
- 2016 35 million gallons
- 2013 77 million gallons
- 2015 60 million gallons
- 2016 55 million gallons
- 2013 88 million gallons
- 2015 65 million gallons
- 2016 73 million gallons
- 2013 94 million gallons
- 2015 75 million gallons
- 2016 90 million gallons
- 2013 88 million gallons
- 2015 76 million gallons
- 2016 77 million gallons
- 2013 75 million gallons
- 2015 65 million gallons
- 2016 69 million gallons
- 2013 51 million gallons
- 2015 57 million gallons
- 2016 56 million gallons
- 2013 39 million gallons
- 2015 44 million gallons
- 2016 41 million gallons
- 2013 60 million gallons
- 2015 52 million gallons
- 2016 52 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Big Bear Lake Dept Of Water Power water use decreased by 13.89 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 16 percent reduction.
- 11.061
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 9.525
- 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 Big Bear Lake Dept Of Water Power to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions252 | Warnings Issued153 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions240 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions371 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions268 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions257 | Warnings Issued390 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions160 | Warnings Issued253 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions348 | Warnings Issued232 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions327 | Warnings Issued190 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions134 | Warnings Issued232 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions213 | Warnings Issued140 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions252 | Warnings Issued153 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions240 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions371 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions268 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions560 | Warnings Issued148 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions362 | Warnings Issued134 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued255 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions279 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions152 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions381 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions264 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions231 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Plant California Friendly plants
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Capture tap water
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.