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 El Centro
- Water consumption in the City Of El Centro decreased 0.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 5.52 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 165 million gallons
- August 2014 150 million gallons
- August 2015 156 million gallons
- August 2016 156 million gallons
- August 2017 150 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 El Centro is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.89 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 77.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 79.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 156 million gallons
- 2015 154 million gallons
- 2016 143 million gallons
- 2013 151 million gallons
- 2015 152 million gallons
- 2016 140 million gallons
- 2013 197 million gallons
- 2015 179 million gallons
- 2016 180 million gallons
- 2013 226 million gallons
- 2015 203 million gallons
- 2016 186 million gallons
- 2013 275 million gallons
- 2015 213 million gallons
- 2016 217 million gallons
- 2013 291 million gallons
- 2015 227 million gallons
- 2016 238 million gallons
- 2013 293 million gallons
- 2015 228 million gallons
- 2016 249 million gallons
- 2013 275 million gallons
- 2015 241 million gallons
- 2016 257 million gallons
- 2013 229 million gallons
- 2015 217 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 232 million gallons
- 2015 197 million gallons
- 2016 211 million gallons
- 2013 187 million gallons
- 2015 175 million gallons
- 2016 182 million gallons
- 2013 165 million gallons
- 2015 156 million gallons
- 2016 156 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of El Centro water use decreased by 13.83 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.
- 37.474
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 32.292
- 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 El Centro to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions197 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions270 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions287 | Warnings Issued132 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions294 | Warnings Issued204 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued110 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions197 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions270 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions287 | Warnings Issued132 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions294 | Warnings Issued204 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions151 | Warnings Issued289 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions135 | Warnings Issued378 | Penalties Assessed86 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions160 | Warnings Issued522 | Penalties Assessed53 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions300 | Warnings Issued861 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions147 | Warnings Issued147 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions134 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions170 | Warnings Issued170 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued57 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Capture tap water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.