Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

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

January
  • 2013 196 million gallons
  • 2015 149 million gallons
  • 2016 117 million gallons
February
  • 2013 179 million gallons
  • 2015 143 million gallons
  • 2016 125 million gallons
March
  • 2013 185 million gallons
  • 2015 177 million gallons
  • 2016 154 million gallons
April
  • 2013 202 million gallons
  • 2015 196 million gallons
  • 2016 160 million gallons
May
  • 2013 256 million gallons
  • 2015 204 million gallons
  • 2016 197 million gallons
June
  • 2013 264 million gallons
  • 2015 211 million gallons
  • 2016 217 million gallons
July
  • 2013 252 million gallons
  • 2015 201 million gallons
  • 2016 226 million gallons
August
  • 2013 253 million gallons
  • 2015 200 million gallons
  • 2016 220 million gallons
September
  • 2013 223 million gallons
  • 2015 183 million gallons
  • 2016 182 million gallons
October
  • 2013 226 million gallons
  • 2015 165 million gallons
  • 2016 195 million gallons
November
  • 2013 184 million gallons
  • 2015 150 million gallons
  • 2016 164 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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