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 Oceanside
- Water consumption in the City Of Oceanside decreased 11.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.95 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 581 million gallons
- August 2014 435 million gallons
- August 2015 486 million gallons
- August 2016 430 million gallons
- August 2017 435 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 Oceanside is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 9.05 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 55.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 60.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 492 million gallons
- 2015 493 million gallons
- 2016 413 million gallons
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 560 million gallons
- 2016 487 million gallons
- 2013 637 million gallons
- 2015 688 million gallons
- 2016 517 million gallons
- 2013 748 million gallons
- 2015 733 million gallons
- 2016 583 million gallons
- 2013 856 million gallons
- 2015 626 million gallons
- 2016 619 million gallons
- 2013 888 million gallons
- 2015 663 million gallons
- 2016 702 million gallons
- 2013 945 million gallons
- 2015 646 million gallons
- 2016 803 million gallons
- 2013 941 million gallons
- 2015 732 million gallons
- 2016 749 million gallons
- 2013 878 million gallons
- 2015 638 million gallons
- 2016 703 million gallons
- 2013 773 million gallons
- 2015 612 million gallons
- 2016 640 million gallons
- 2013 542 million gallons
- 2015 542 million gallons
- 2016 549 million gallons
- 2013 558 million gallons
- 2015 486 million gallons
- 2016 430 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Oceanside water use decreased by 20.59 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 122.335
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 97.144
- 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 Oceanside to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received90 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received169 | Follow-up Actions120 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received372 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued261 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received877 | Follow-up Actions877 | Warnings Issued877 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| 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 Days3 | 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 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.
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.