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 Coachella
- Water consumption in the City Of Coachella increased 0.84 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.91 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 181 million gallons
- August 2014 146 million gallons
- August 2015 135 million gallons
- August 2016 136 million gallons
- August 2017 146 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 70.0% of water consumption in the City Of Coachella is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 9.01 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 67.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 74.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 196 million gallons
- 2015 149 million gallons
- 2016 117 million gallons
- 2013 179 million gallons
- 2015 143 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 185 million gallons
- 2015 177 million gallons
- 2016 154 million gallons
- 2013 202 million gallons
- 2015 196 million gallons
- 2016 160 million gallons
- 2013 256 million gallons
- 2015 204 million gallons
- 2016 197 million gallons
- 2013 264 million gallons
- 2015 211 million gallons
- 2016 217 million gallons
- 2013 252 million gallons
- 2015 201 million gallons
- 2016 226 million gallons
- 2013 253 million gallons
- 2015 200 million gallons
- 2016 220 million gallons
- 2013 223 million gallons
- 2015 183 million gallons
- 2016 182 million gallons
- 2013 226 million gallons
- 2015 165 million gallons
- 2016 195 million gallons
- 2013 184 million gallons
- 2015 150 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
- 2013 181 million gallons
- 2015 135 million gallons
- 2016 136 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Coachella water use decreased by 23.25 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 24 percent reduction.
- 36.404
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 27.941
- 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 Coachella to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received126 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued126 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | 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— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Wash only full loads
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.