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 Huntington Beach
- Water consumption in the City Of Huntington Beach decreased 6.10 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.20 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 716 million gallons
- August 2014 567 million gallons
- August 2015 609 million gallons
- August 2016 572 million gallons
- August 2017 567 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the City Of Huntington Beach is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 5.33 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 71.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 75.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 641 million gallons
- 2015 618 million gallons
- 2016 545 million gallons
- 2013 594 million gallons
- 2015 602 million gallons
- 2016 562 million gallons
- 2013 738 million gallons
- 2015 721 million gallons
- 2016 610 million gallons
- 2013 819 million gallons
- 2015 736 million gallons
- 2016 657 million gallons
- 2013 909 million gallons
- 2015 711 million gallons
- 2016 735 million gallons
- 2013 978 million gallons
- 2015 719 million gallons
- 2016 789 million gallons
- 2013 976 million gallons
- 2015 726 million gallons
- 2016 847 million gallons
- 2013 995 million gallons
- 2015 763 million gallons
- 2016 873 million gallons
- 2013 939 million gallons
- 2015 688 million gallons
- 2016 828 million gallons
- 2013 903 million gallons
- 2015 695 million gallons
- 2016 722 million gallons
- 2013 794 million gallons
- 2015 649 million gallons
- 2016 642 million gallons
- 2013 716 million gallons
- 2015 609 million gallons
- 2016 572 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Huntington Beach water use decreased by 20.44 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 140.044
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 111.417
- 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 Huntington Beach to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions103 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions92 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions453 | Warnings Issued337 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions103 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions92 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions453 | Warnings Issued337 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received162 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued313 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received201 | Follow-up Actions257 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received157 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received172 | Follow-up Actions255 | Warnings Issued222 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received218 | Follow-up Actions223 | Warnings Issued212 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received158 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received393 | Follow-up Actions353 | Warnings Issued326 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1752 | Follow-up Actions1273 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1790 | Follow-up Actions1790 | Warnings Issued1747 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received340 | Follow-up Actions340 | Warnings Issued422 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions236 | Warnings Issued215 | 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 Days— | 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
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.