Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Oakdale

Water consumption in the City Of Oakdale increased 28.40 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 12.88 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 74 million gallons
  • August 2014 65 million gallons
  • August 2015 50 million gallons
  • August 2016 64 million gallons
  • August 2017 65 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 79.0% of water consumption in the City Of Oakdale is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 27.35 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
74.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
58.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 83 million gallons
  • 2015 66 million gallons
  • 2016 52 million gallons
February
  • 2013 91 million gallons
  • 2015 53 million gallons
  • 2016 48 million gallons
March
  • 2013 137 million gallons
  • 2015 83 million gallons
  • 2016 60 million gallons
April
  • 2013 149 million gallons
  • 2015 97 million gallons
  • 2016 81 million gallons
May
  • 2013 194 million gallons
  • 2015 129 million gallons
  • 2016 118 million gallons
June
  • 2013 247 million gallons
  • 2015 138 million gallons
  • 2016 166 million gallons
July
  • 2013 263 million gallons
  • 2015 149 million gallons
  • 2016 199 million gallons
August
  • 2013 243 million gallons
  • 2015 142 million gallons
  • 2016 204 million gallons
September
  • 2013 203 million gallons
  • 2015 139 million gallons
  • 2016 183 million gallons
October
  • 2013 152 million gallons
  • 2015 117 million gallons
  • 2016 149 million gallons
November
  • 2013 115 million gallons
  • 2015 62 million gallons
  • 2016 87 million gallons
August
  • 2013 74 million gallons
  • 2015 50 million gallons
  • 2016 64 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Oakdale water use decreased by 40.68 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 32 percent reduction.
27.297
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
16.192
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 Oakdale to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days4 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed1
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received34 Follow-up Actions34 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received28 Follow-up Actions28 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received40 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions32 Warnings Issued32 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions83 Warnings Issued62 Penalties Assessed1
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received34 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed1
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2015 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days4 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Repair broken sprinklers

Capture tap water

Take shorter showers

Wash only full loads

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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