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 Fullerton
- Water consumption in the City Of Fullerton decreased 7.11 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.33 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 649 million gallons
- August 2014 505 million gallons
- August 2015 557 million gallons
- August 2016 517 million gallons
- August 2017 505 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 66.0% of water consumption in the City Of Fullerton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.42 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 79.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 86.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 549 million gallons
- 2015 582 million gallons
- 2016 480 million gallons
- 2013 536 million gallons
- 2015 588 million gallons
- 2016 501 million gallons
- 2013 681 million gallons
- 2015 741 million gallons
- 2016 534 million gallons
- 2013 797 million gallons
- 2015 723 million gallons
- 2016 615 million gallons
- 2013 886 million gallons
- 2015 666 million gallons
- 2016 665 million gallons
- 2013 942 million gallons
- 2015 712 million gallons
- 2016 732 million gallons
- 2013 985 million gallons
- 2015 714 million gallons
- 2016 815 million gallons
- 2013 999 million gallons
- 2015 781 million gallons
- 2016 835 million gallons
- 2013 955 million gallons
- 2015 696 million gallons
- 2016 783 million gallons
- 2013 864 million gallons
- 2015 687 million gallons
- 2016 710 million gallons
- 2013 715 million gallons
- 2015 637 million gallons
- 2016 623 million gallons
- 2013 649 million gallons
- 2015 557 million gallons
- 2016 517 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Fullerton water use decreased by 20.71 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.
- 133.822
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 106.113
- 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 Fullerton to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions66 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received134 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received168 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued163 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received165 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received279 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued268 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received226 | Follow-up Actions139 | Warnings Issued216 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received105 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received126 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued123 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received211 | Follow-up Actions206 | Warnings Issued203 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received108 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received212 | Follow-up Actions198 | Warnings Issued197 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received174 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued155 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received131 | Follow-up Actions120 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received77 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued76 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued69 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Take shorter showers
Capture tap water
Plant California Friendly plants
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.