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 Folsom
- Water consumption in the City Of Folsom increased 17.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 2.18 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 343 million gallons
- August 2014 295 million gallons
- August 2015 287 million gallons
- August 2016 336 million gallons
- August 2017 295 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 60.0% of water consumption in the City Of Folsom is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 15.96 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 101.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 87.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 293 million gallons
- 2015 314 million gallons
- 2016 275 million gallons
- 2013 316 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 265 million gallons
- 2013 458 million gallons
- 2015 408 million gallons
- 2016 293 million gallons
- 2013 532 million gallons
- 2015 439 million gallons
- 2016 406 million gallons
- 2013 759 million gallons
- 2015 467 million gallons
- 2016 547 million gallons
- 2013 850 million gallons
- 2015 559 million gallons
- 2016 723 million gallons
- 2013 950 million gallons
- 2015 638 million gallons
- 2016 847 million gallons
- 2013 925 million gallons
- 2015 638 million gallons
- 2016 856 million gallons
- 2013 750 million gallons
- 2015 591 million gallons
- 2016 736 million gallons
- 2013 654 million gallons
- 2015 505 million gallons
- 2016 512 million gallons
- 2013 471 million gallons
- 2015 319 million gallons
- 2016 340 million gallons
- 2013 343 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Folsom water use decreased by 26.46 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 101.334
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 74.519
- 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 Folsom to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received130 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received131 | Follow-up Actions170 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received182 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received221 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received150 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received154 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received162 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued68 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions188 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received130 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received189 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received205 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received145 | Follow-up Actions120 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received220 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received253 | Follow-up Actions136 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received227 | Follow-up Actions192 | Warnings Issued115 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received305 | Follow-up Actions195 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received116 | Follow-up Actions77 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received293 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued11 | 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
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
Repair leaks
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.