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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 Downey
- Water consumption in the City Of Downey decreased 8.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 11.87 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 351 million gallons
- August 2014 316 million gallons
- August 2015 337 million gallons
- August 2016 310 million gallons
- August 2017 316 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 Downey is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 66.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 72.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 389 million gallons
- 2015 350 million gallons
- 2016 320 million gallons
- 2013 336 million gallons
- 2015 327 million gallons
- 2016 300 million gallons
- 2013 373 million gallons
- 2015 407 million gallons
- 2016 316 million gallons
- 2013 465 million gallons
- 2015 398 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 389 million gallons
- 2016 400 million gallons
- 2013 523 million gallons
- 2015 392 million gallons
- 2016 407 million gallons
- 2013 509 million gallons
- 2015 376 million gallons
- 2016 436 million gallons
- 2013 506 million gallons
- 2015 410 million gallons
- 2016 441 million gallons
- 2013 523 million gallons
- 2015 377 million gallons
- 2016 400 million gallons
- 2013 475 million gallons
- 2015 376 million gallons
- 2016 392 million gallons
- 2013 449 million gallons
- 2015 355 million gallons
- 2016 349 million gallons
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 337 million gallons
- 2016 310 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Downey water use decreased by 20.29 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 75.320
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 60.037
- 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 Downey to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued52 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received181 | Follow-up Actions181 | Warnings Issued181 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | 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— |
| 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash only full loads
Capture tap water
Repair leaks
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.