Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 169 million gallons
  • 2015 168 million gallons
  • 2016 161 million gallons
February
  • 2013 161 million gallons
  • 2015 157 million gallons
  • 2016 151 million gallons
March
  • 2013 233 million gallons
  • 2015 254 million gallons
  • 2016 170 million gallons
April
  • 2013 284 million gallons
  • 2015 264 million gallons
  • 2016 216 million gallons
May
  • 2013 396 million gallons
  • 2015 293 million gallons
  • 2016 289 million gallons
June
  • 2013 443 million gallons
  • 2015 307 million gallons
  • 2016 340 million gallons
July
  • 2013 483 million gallons
  • 2015 323 million gallons
  • 2016 376 million gallons
August
  • 2013 462 million gallons
  • 2015 343 million gallons
  • 2016 362 million gallons
September
  • 2013 389 million gallons
  • 2015 304 million gallons
  • 2016 305 million gallons
October
  • 2013 332 million gallons
  • 2015 254 million gallons
  • 2016 265 million gallons
November
  • 2013 253 million gallons
  • 2015 186 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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