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 Monterey Park
- Water consumption in the City Of Monterey Park decreased 3.22 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 16.63 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 222 million gallons
- August 2014 195 million gallons
- August 2015 191 million gallons
- August 2016 185 million gallons
- August 2017 195 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Monterey Park is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 5.32 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 65.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 69.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 207 million gallons
- 2015 207 million gallons
- 2016 179 million gallons
- 2013 193 million gallons
- 2015 193 million gallons
- 2016 171 million gallons
- 2013 221 million gallons
- 2015 225 million gallons
- 2016 184 million gallons
- 2013 235 million gallons
- 2015 217 million gallons
- 2016 190 million gallons
- 2013 253 million gallons
- 2015 214 million gallons
- 2016 197 million gallons
- 2013 264 million gallons
- 2015 218 million gallons
- 2016 214 million gallons
- 2013 284 million gallons
- 2015 231 million gallons
- 2016 236 million gallons
- 2013 283 million gallons
- 2015 235 million gallons
- 2016 239 million gallons
- 2013 272 million gallons
- 2015 213 million gallons
- 2016 226 million gallons
- 2013 260 million gallons
- 2015 205 million gallons
- 2016 219 million gallons
- 2013 227 million gallons
- 2015 197 million gallons
- 2016 201 million gallons
- 2013 222 million gallons
- 2015 191 million gallons
- 2016 185 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Monterey Park water use decreased by 17.43 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 40.892
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 33.766
- 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 Monterey Park to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Capture tap water
Repair leaks
Repair broken sprinklers
Take shorter showers
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.