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 Delano
- Water consumption in the City Of Delano increased 1.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.54 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 180 million gallons
- August 2014 163 million gallons
- August 2015 152 million gallons
- August 2016 154 million gallons
- August 2017 163 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 51.0% of water consumption in the City Of Delano is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.65 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 45.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 46.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 167 million gallons
- 2015 161 million gallons
- 2016 146 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 153 million gallons
- 2016 138 million gallons
- 2013 204 million gallons
- 2015 209 million gallons
- 2016 174 million gallons
- 2013 265 million gallons
- 2015 244 million gallons
- 2016 214 million gallons
- 2013 318 million gallons
- 2015 253 million gallons
- 2016 249 million gallons
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 269 million gallons
- 2016 281 million gallons
- 2013 386 million gallons
- 2015 283 million gallons
- 2016 309 million gallons
- 2013 368 million gallons
- 2015 285 million gallons
- 2016 308 million gallons
- 2013 317 million gallons
- 2015 260 million gallons
- 2016 263 million gallons
- 2013 259 million gallons
- 2015 213 million gallons
- 2016 230 million gallons
- 2013 200 million gallons
- 2015 166 million gallons
- 2016 180 million gallons
- 2013 180 million gallons
- 2015 152 million gallons
- 2016 154 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Delano water use decreased by 19.59 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.
- 44.383
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 35.690
- 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 Delano to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed65 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed65 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received107 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed87 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed81 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed28 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions93 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received125 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received84 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received108 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued104 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received129 | Follow-up Actions129 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received279 | Follow-up Actions279 | Warnings Issued130 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions324 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued28 | 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 only full loads
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Plant California Friendly plants
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.