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 Orange
- Water consumption in the City Of Orange increased 4.61 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.40 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 756 million gallons
- August 2014 558 million gallons
- August 2015 539 million gallons
- August 2016 564 million gallons
- August 2017 558 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 60.0% of water consumption in the City Of Orange is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.09 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 78.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 76.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 622 million gallons
- 2015 546 million gallons
- 2016 485 million gallons
- 2013 597 million gallons
- 2015 654 million gallons
- 2016 531 million gallons
- 2013 804 million gallons
- 2015 805 million gallons
- 2016 564 million gallons
- 2013 831 million gallons
- 2015 771 million gallons
- 2016 642 million gallons
- 2013 962 million gallons
- 2015 700 million gallons
- 2016 703 million gallons
- 2013 972 million gallons
- 2015 743 million gallons
- 2016 752 million gallons
- 2013 986 million gallons
- 2015 715 million gallons
- 2016 844 million gallons
- 2013 1045 million gallons
- 2015 718 million gallons
- 2016 870 million gallons
- 2013 995 million gallons
- 2015 699 million gallons
- 2016 826 million gallons
- 2013 998 million gallons
- 2015 700 million gallons
- 2016 797 million gallons
- 2013 763 million gallons
- 2015 575 million gallons
- 2016 653 million gallons
- 2013 756 million gallons
- 2015 539 million gallons
- 2016 564 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Orange water use decreased by 26.31 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 144.619
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 106.575
- 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 Orange to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued125 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued115 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions132 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received164 | Follow-up Actions164 | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received183 | Follow-up Actions183 | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received177 | Follow-up Actions177 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received259 | Follow-up Actions259 | Warnings Issued148 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received198 | Follow-up Actions198 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received252 | Follow-up Actions252 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received303 | Follow-up Actions322 | Warnings Issued272 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received153 | Follow-up Actions143 | Warnings Issued161 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received119 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued87 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | 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 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
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.