Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Fairfield

Water consumption in the City Of Fairfield increased 11.91 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 8.23 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 389 million gallons
  • August 2014 324 million gallons
  • August 2015 319 million gallons
  • August 2016 357 million gallons
  • August 2017 324 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 53.0% of water consumption in the City Of Fairfield is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
56.30
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
57.40
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 330 million gallons
  • 2015 335 million gallons
  • 2016 322 million gallons
February
  • 2013 345 million gallons
  • 2015 318 million gallons
  • 2016 306 million gallons
March
  • 2013 510 million gallons
  • 2015 442 million gallons
  • 2016 344 million gallons
April
  • 2013 548 million gallons
  • 2015 474 million gallons
  • 2016 443 million gallons
May
  • 2013 756 million gallons
  • 2015 524 million gallons
  • 2016 572 million gallons
June
  • 2013 798 million gallons
  • 2015 573 million gallons
  • 2016 678 million gallons
July
  • 2013 849 million gallons
  • 2015 615 million gallons
  • 2016 738 million gallons
August
  • 2013 837 million gallons
  • 2015 628 million gallons
  • 2016 744 million gallons
September
  • 2013 742 million gallons
  • 2015 595 million gallons
  • 2016 669 million gallons
October
  • 2013 656 million gallons
  • 2015 555 million gallons
  • 2016 514 million gallons
November
  • 2013 489 million gallons
  • 2015 372 million gallons
  • 2016 363 million gallons
August
  • 2013 389 million gallons
  • 2015 319 million gallons
  • 2016 357 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Fairfield water use decreased by 22.14 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
101.486
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
79.017
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 Fairfield to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed1
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions34 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions40 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received39 Follow-up Actions52 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions42 Warnings Issued29 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued17 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued3 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

Take shorter showers

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Wash only full loads

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.

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