Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 671 million gallons
  • 2015 522 million gallons
  • 2016 471 million gallons
February
  • 2013 522 million gallons
  • 2015 522 million gallons
  • 2016 490 million gallons
March
  • 2013 595 million gallons
  • 2015 644 million gallons
  • 2016 486 million gallons
April
  • 2013 723 million gallons
  • 2015 705 million gallons
  • 2016 597 million gallons
May
  • 2013 745 million gallons
  • 2015 567 million gallons
  • 2016 649 million gallons
June
  • 2013 867 million gallons
  • 2015 619 million gallons
  • 2016 663 million gallons
July
  • 2013 834 million gallons
  • 2015 638 million gallons
  • 2016 713 million gallons
August
  • 2013 779 million gallons
  • 2015 665 million gallons
  • 2016 724 million gallons
September
  • 2013 874 million gallons
  • 2015 619 million gallons
  • 2016 682 million gallons
October
  • 2013 775 million gallons
  • 2015 591 million gallons
  • 2016 635 million gallons
November
  • 2013 594 million gallons
  • 2015 593 million gallons
  • 2016 558 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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