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 Garden Grove
- Water consumption in the City Of Garden Grove decreased 3.65 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.32 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 667 million gallons
- August 2014 558 million gallons
- August 2015 524 million gallons
- August 2016 505 million gallons
- August 2017 558 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 67.0% of water consumption in the City Of Garden Grove is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 9.41 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 61.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 56.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 671 million gallons
- 2015 522 million gallons
- 2016 471 million gallons
- 2013 522 million gallons
- 2015 522 million gallons
- 2016 490 million gallons
- 2013 595 million gallons
- 2015 644 million gallons
- 2016 486 million gallons
- 2013 723 million gallons
- 2015 705 million gallons
- 2016 597 million gallons
- 2013 745 million gallons
- 2015 567 million gallons
- 2016 649 million gallons
- 2013 867 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 663 million gallons
- 2013 834 million gallons
- 2015 638 million gallons
- 2016 713 million gallons
- 2013 779 million gallons
- 2015 665 million gallons
- 2016 724 million gallons
- 2013 874 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 682 million gallons
- 2013 775 million gallons
- 2015 591 million gallons
- 2016 635 million gallons
- 2013 594 million gallons
- 2015 593 million gallons
- 2016 558 million gallons
- 2013 667 million gallons
- 2015 524 million gallons
- 2016 505 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Garden Grove water use decreased by 19.72 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 121.053
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 97.187
- 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 Garden Grove to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair leaks
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Plant California Friendly plants
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.