Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Fountain Valley

Water consumption in the City Of Fountain Valley decreased 8.28 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.43 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 228 million gallons
  • August 2014 193 million gallons
  • August 2015 193 million gallons
  • August 2016 177 million gallons
  • August 2017 193 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 40.0% of water consumption in the City Of Fountain Valley is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 49.07 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
38.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
75.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 210 million gallons
  • 2015 143 million gallons
  • 2016 172 million gallons
February
  • 2013 198 million gallons
  • 2015 140 million gallons
  • 2016 174 million gallons
March
  • 2013 244 million gallons
  • 2015 178 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
April
  • 2013 274 million gallons
  • 2015 250 million gallons
  • 2016 206 million gallons
May
  • 2013 309 million gallons
  • 2015 238 million gallons
  • 2016 230 million gallons
June
  • 2013 321 million gallons
  • 2015 241 million gallons
  • 2016 243 million gallons
July
  • 2013 337 million gallons
  • 2015 236 million gallons
  • 2016 266 million gallons
August
  • 2013 333 million gallons
  • 2015 259 million gallons
  • 2016 270 million gallons
September
  • 2013 324 million gallons
  • 2015 236 million gallons
  • 2016 257 million gallons
October
  • 2013 289 million gallons
  • 2015 232 million gallons
  • 2016 240 million gallons
November
  • 2013 251 million gallons
  • 2015 208 million gallons
  • 2016 210 million gallons
August
  • 2013 228 million gallons
  • 2015 193 million gallons
  • 2016 177 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Fountain Valley water use decreased by 22.18 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
46.431
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
36.133
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 Fountain Valley to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed5
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued17 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued17 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued18 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received27 Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued27 Penalties Assessed1
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received28 Follow-up Actions28 Warnings Issued28 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions120 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received159 Follow-up Actions159 Warnings Issued159 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received122 Follow-up Actions122 Warnings Issued122 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions41 Warnings Issued41 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued18 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions38 Warnings Issued38 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received44 Follow-up Actions44 Warnings Issued44 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received53 Follow-up Actions53 Warnings Issued53 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received40 Follow-up Actions40 Warnings Issued40 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions13 Warnings Issued13 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 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

Plant California Friendly plants

Take shorter showers

Repair leaks

Wash only full loads

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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