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 Kingsburg
- Water consumption in the City Of Kingsburg increased 17.05 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 31.54 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 63 million gallons
- August 2014 45 million gallons
- August 2015 37 million gallons
- August 2016 43 million gallons
- August 2017 45 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 87.0% of water consumption in the City Of Kingsburg is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 17.05 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 103.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 88.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 50 million gallons
- 2015 45 million gallons
- 2016 33 million gallons
- 2013 50 million gallons
- 2015 40 million gallons
- 2016 33 million gallons
- 2013 87 million gallons
- 2015 67 million gallons
- 2016 41 million gallons
- 2013 117 million gallons
- 2015 79 million gallons
- 2016 64 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 87 million gallons
- 2016 89 million gallons
- 2013 162 million gallons
- 2015 102 million gallons
- 2016 111 million gallons
- 2013 170 million gallons
- 2015 104 million gallons
- 2016 129 million gallons
- 2013 162 million gallons
- 2015 96 million gallons
- 2016 122 million gallons
- 2013 141 million gallons
- 2015 78 million gallons
- 2016 90 million gallons
- 2013 120 million gallons
- 2015 79 million gallons
- 2016 90 million gallons
- 2013 79 million gallons
- 2015 43 million gallons
- 2016 58 million gallons
- 2013 63 million gallons
- 2015 37 million gallons
- 2016 43 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Kingsburg water use decreased by 40.57 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 18.813
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 11.180
- 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 Kingsburg to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed36 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed38 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed43 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued161 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued87 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| 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 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
Wash only full loads
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair broken sprinklers
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.