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 Milpitas
- Water consumption in the City Of Milpitas decreased 2.74 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.08 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 259 million gallons
- August 2014 218 million gallons
- August 2015 199 million gallons
- August 2016 194 million gallons
- August 2017 218 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 57.0% of water consumption in the City Of Milpitas is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 18.08 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 50.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 42.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 250 million gallons
- 2015 209 million gallons
- 2016 193 million gallons
- 2013 204 million gallons
- 2015 216 million gallons
- 2016 179 million gallons
- 2013 236 million gallons
- 2015 205 million gallons
- 2016 208 million gallons
- 2013 281 million gallons
- 2015 238 million gallons
- 2016 213 million gallons
- 2013 356 million gallons
- 2015 246 million gallons
- 2016 247 million gallons
- 2013 331 million gallons
- 2015 252 million gallons
- 2016 251 million gallons
- 2013 372 million gallons
- 2015 278 million gallons
- 2016 290 million gallons
- 2013 376 million gallons
- 2015 256 million gallons
- 2016 295 million gallons
- 2013 301 million gallons
- 2015 261 million gallons
- 2016 270 million gallons
- 2013 313 million gallons
- 2015 264 million gallons
- 2016 250 million gallons
- 2013 259 million gallons
- 2015 200 million gallons
- 2016 205 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 199 million gallons
- 2016 194 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Milpitas water use decreased by 23.27 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 12 percent reduction.
- 49.878
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 38.272
- 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 Milpitas to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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 Days2 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Capture tap water
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.