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 Fresno
- Water consumption in the City Of Fresno increased 6.13 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.55 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 3841 million gallons
- August 2014 2138 million gallons
- August 2015 1950 million gallons
- August 2016 2070 million gallons
- August 2017 2138 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the City Of Fresno is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 23.78 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 83.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 67.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 2222 million gallons
- 2015 2073 million gallons
- 2016 1818 million gallons
- 2013 2088 million gallons
- 2015 1883 million gallons
- 2016 1706 million gallons
- 2013 2927 million gallons
- 2015 2615 million gallons
- 2016 1986 million gallons
- 2013 3755 million gallons
- 2015 2930 million gallons
- 2016 2482 million gallons
- 2013 4979 million gallons
- 2015 3354 million gallons
- 2016 3378 million gallons
- 2013 5494 million gallons
- 2015 3848 million gallons
- 2016 3897 million gallons
- 2013 5906 million gallons
- 2015 4054 million gallons
- 2016 4584 million gallons
- 2013 5489 million gallons
- 2015 4172 million gallons
- 2016 4576 million gallons
- 2013 4907 million gallons
- 2015 3815 million gallons
- 2016 3971 million gallons
- 2013 4136 million gallons
- 2015 3277 million gallons
- 2016 3495 million gallons
- 2013 3088 million gallons
- 2015 2157 million gallons
- 2016 2537 million gallons
- 2013 2511 million gallons
- 2015 1950 million gallons
- 2016 2070 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Fresno water use decreased by 27.48 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 668.769
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 484.987
- 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 Fresno to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4513 | Follow-up Actions4523 | Warnings Issued4523 | Penalties Assessed576 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4435 | Follow-up Actions4447 | Warnings Issued4447 | Penalties Assessed830 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4967 | Follow-up Actions4981 | Warnings Issued4981 | Penalties Assessed926 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4452 | Follow-up Actions4468 | Warnings Issued4468 | Penalties Assessed833 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3415 | Follow-up Actions3428 | Warnings Issued3428 | Penalties Assessed1391 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2607 | Follow-up Actions2613 | Warnings Issued2613 | Penalties Assessed1412 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3055 | Follow-up Actions3069 | Warnings Issued3069 | Penalties Assessed1008 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3116 | Follow-up Actions3126 | Warnings Issued3126 | Penalties Assessed857 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3047 | Follow-up Actions3061 | Warnings Issued3061 | Penalties Assessed674 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4791 | Follow-up Actions4801 | Warnings Issued4801 | Penalties Assessed800 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4543 | Follow-up Actions4566 | Warnings Issued4566 | Penalties Assessed550 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4854 | Follow-up Actions4860 | Warnings Issued4860 | Penalties Assessed572 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4513 | Follow-up Actions4523 | Warnings Issued4523 | Penalties Assessed576 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4435 | Follow-up Actions4447 | Warnings Issued4447 | Penalties Assessed830 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4967 | Follow-up Actions4981 | Warnings Issued4981 | Penalties Assessed926 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4452 | Follow-up Actions4468 | Warnings Issued4468 | Penalties Assessed833 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5166 | Follow-up Actions5178 | Warnings Issued5178 | Penalties Assessed1338 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4927 | Follow-up Actions4943 | Warnings Issued4943 | Penalties Assessed1371 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5378 | Follow-up Actions5395 | Warnings Issued5395 | Penalties Assessed1255 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3866 | Follow-up Actions3981 | Warnings Issued3981 | Penalties Assessed992 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5587 | Follow-up Actions5744 | Warnings Issued5744 | Penalties Assessed1044 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4920 | Follow-up Actions5060 | Warnings Issued5060 | Penalties Assessed1304 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4361 | Follow-up Actions4501 | Warnings Issued4501 | Penalties Assessed633 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2336 | Follow-up Actions2421 | Warnings Issued2421 | Penalties Assessed612 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3343 | Follow-up Actions3421 | Warnings Issued3421 | Penalties Assessed669 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4860 | Follow-up Actions4921 | Warnings Issued4921 | Penalties Assessed543 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3651 | Follow-up Actions4028 | Warnings Issued4028 | Penalties Assessed919 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3195 | Follow-up Actions3046 | Warnings Issued3046 | Penalties Assessed960 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2822 | Follow-up Actions2986 | Warnings Issued2986 | Penalties Assessed799 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2399 | Follow-up Actions2641 | Warnings Issued2641 | Penalties Assessed1008 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3851 | Follow-up Actions3992 | Warnings Issued3992 | Penalties Assessed1761 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2762 | Follow-up Actions2916 | Warnings Issued2916 | Penalties Assessed1204 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1289 | Follow-up Actions1430 | Warnings Issued1430 | Penalties Assessed347 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1097 | Follow-up Actions1221 | Warnings Issued1221 | Penalties Assessed250 |
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Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Take shorter showers
Plant California Friendly plants
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair broken sprinklers
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.