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 Ceres
- Water consumption in the City Of Ceres decreased 0.27 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 23.89 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 145 million gallons
- August 2014 124 million gallons
- August 2015 111 million gallons
- August 2016 110 million gallons
- August 2017 124 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 Ceres is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.18 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 56.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 56.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 127 million gallons
- 2015 121 million gallons
- 2016 108 million gallons
- 2013 122 million gallons
- 2015 116 million gallons
- 2016 99 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 171 million gallons
- 2016 114 million gallons
- 2013 189 million gallons
- 2015 188 million gallons
- 2016 143 million gallons
- 2013 268 million gallons
- 2015 205 million gallons
- 2016 194 million gallons
- 2013 280 million gallons
- 2015 229 million gallons
- 2016 230 million gallons
- 2013 313 million gallons
- 2015 229 million gallons
- 2016 246 million gallons
- 2013 330 million gallons
- 2015 225 million gallons
- 2016 228 million gallons
- 2013 252 million gallons
- 2015 205 million gallons
- 2016 204 million gallons
- 2013 256 million gallons
- 2015 182 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
- 2013 161 million gallons
- 2015 123 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 145 million gallons
- 2015 111 million gallons
- 2016 110 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Ceres water use decreased by 24.53 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 36.379
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 27.456
- 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 Ceres to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions152 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions167 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued152 | Penalties Assessed53 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued253 | Penalties Assessed67 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions115 | Warnings Issued368 | Penalties Assessed91 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions65 | Warnings Issued203 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued182 | Penalties Assessed53 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions175 | Warnings Issued236 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued241 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued291 | Penalties Assessed606 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received145 | Follow-up Actions493 | Warnings Issued409 | Penalties Assessed154 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions218 | Warnings Issued285 | Penalties Assessed132 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions135 | Warnings Issued471 | Penalties Assessed328 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received92 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued645 | Penalties Assessed332 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received135 | Follow-up Actions411 | Warnings Issued312 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| 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
Wash only full loads
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.