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 Madera
- Water consumption in the City Of Madera decreased 2.36 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.64 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 212 million gallons
- August 2014 168 million gallons
- August 2015 168 million gallons
- August 2016 164 million gallons
- August 2017 168 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 74.0% of water consumption in the City Of Madera is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.40 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 59.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 58.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 169 million gallons
- 2015 168 million gallons
- 2016 161 million gallons
- 2013 161 million gallons
- 2015 157 million gallons
- 2016 151 million gallons
- 2013 233 million gallons
- 2015 254 million gallons
- 2016 170 million gallons
- 2013 284 million gallons
- 2015 264 million gallons
- 2016 216 million gallons
- 2013 396 million gallons
- 2015 293 million gallons
- 2016 289 million gallons
- 2013 443 million gallons
- 2015 307 million gallons
- 2016 340 million gallons
- 2013 483 million gallons
- 2015 323 million gallons
- 2016 376 million gallons
- 2013 462 million gallons
- 2015 343 million gallons
- 2016 362 million gallons
- 2013 389 million gallons
- 2015 304 million gallons
- 2016 305 million gallons
- 2013 332 million gallons
- 2015 254 million gallons
- 2016 265 million gallons
- 2013 253 million gallons
- 2015 186 million gallons
- 2016 194 million gallons
- 2013 212 million gallons
- 2015 168 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Madera water use decreased by 25.49 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 53.980
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 40.219
- 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 Madera to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed44 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed80 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed114 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days6 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed112 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days6 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued127 | Penalties Assessed112 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days6 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions133 | Warnings Issued184 | Penalties Assessed182 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions141 | Warnings Issued157 | Penalties Assessed154 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions126 | Warnings Issued82 | Penalties Assessed83 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed44 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed80 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed114 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions131 | Warnings Issued172 | Penalties Assessed130 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions147 | Warnings Issued189 | Penalties Assessed142 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions146 | Warnings Issued110 | Penalties Assessed94 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed92 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions91 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions143 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions138 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions250 | Warnings Issued198 | Penalties Assessed62 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions217 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed43 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received111 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed81 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed43 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions308 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair broken sprinklers
Repair leaks
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.