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 Gilroy
- Water consumption in the City Of Gilroy increased 4.29 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.59 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 174 million gallons
- August 2014 135 million gallons
- August 2015 134 million gallons
- August 2016 140 million gallons
- August 2017 135 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 Gilroy is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.38 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 52.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 52.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 140 million gallons
- 2015 146 million gallons
- 2016 128 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 137 million gallons
- 2016 121 million gallons
- 2013 203 million gallons
- 2015 177 million gallons
- 2016 135 million gallons
- 2013 245 million gallons
- 2015 188 million gallons
- 2016 163 million gallons
- 2013 310 million gallons
- 2015 204 million gallons
- 2016 215 million gallons
- 2013 327 million gallons
- 2015 218 million gallons
- 2016 235 million gallons
- 2013 358 million gallons
- 2015 232 million gallons
- 2016 275 million gallons
- 2013 340 million gallons
- 2015 231 million gallons
- 2016 261 million gallons
- 2013 309 million gallons
- 2015 224 million gallons
- 2016 246 million gallons
- 2013 279 million gallons
- 2015 203 million gallons
- 2016 203 million gallons
- 2013 206 million gallons
- 2015 145 million gallons
- 2016 150 million gallons
- 2013 176 million gallons
- 2015 134 million gallons
- 2016 140 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Gilroy water use decreased by 27.92 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 41.719
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 30.070
- 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 Gilroy to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received134 | Follow-up Actions103 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received155 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received154 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received147 | Follow-up Actions189 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions165 | Warnings Issued109 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions182 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received77 | Follow-up Actions158 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received108 | Follow-up Actions117 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received123 | Follow-up Actions118 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received155 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received131 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued51 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions161 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received242 | Follow-up Actions211 | Warnings Issued242 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received338 | Follow-up Actions325 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received250 | Follow-up Actions250 | Warnings Issued250 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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 Days3 | 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair broken sprinklers
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.