Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Mountain View

Water consumption in the City Of Mountain View decreased 1.02 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.31 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 235 million gallons
  • August 2014 183 million gallons
  • August 2015 191 million gallons
  • August 2016 189 million gallons
  • August 2017 183 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 65.0% of water consumption in the City Of Mountain View is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 16.63 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
51.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
44.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 210 million gallons
  • 2015 210 million gallons
  • 2016 148 million gallons
February
  • 2013 257 million gallons
  • 2015 196 million gallons
  • 2016 168 million gallons
March
  • 2013 253 million gallons
  • 2015 246 million gallons
  • 2016 195 million gallons
April
  • 2013 336 million gallons
  • 2015 245 million gallons
  • 2016 217 million gallons
May
  • 2013 443 million gallons
  • 2015 272 million gallons
  • 2016 256 million gallons
June
  • 2013 401 million gallons
  • 2015 271 million gallons
  • 2016 293 million gallons
July
  • 2013 443 million gallons
  • 2015 307 million gallons
  • 2016 318 million gallons
August
  • 2013 445 million gallons
  • 2015 261 million gallons
  • 2016 325 million gallons
September
  • 2013 347 million gallons
  • 2015 260 million gallons
  • 2016 312 million gallons
October
  • 2013 353 million gallons
  • 2015 257 million gallons
  • 2016 234 million gallons
November
  • 2013 276 million gallons
  • 2015 174 million gallons
  • 2016 186 million gallons
August
  • 2013 235 million gallons
  • 2015 191 million gallons
  • 2016 189 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Mountain View water use decreased by 32.36 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
55.998
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
37.876
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 Mountain View to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions13 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received67 Follow-up Actions67 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed9
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received54 Follow-up Actions54 Warnings Issued32 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received79 Follow-up Actions79 Warnings Issued34 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received91 Follow-up Actions91 Warnings Issued53 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received121 Follow-up Actions121 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received60 Follow-up Actions60 Warnings Issued37 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received92 Follow-up Actions92 Warnings Issued59 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received139 Follow-up Actions139 Warnings Issued52 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

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Take shorter showers

Wash only full loads

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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