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 Paramount
- Water consumption in the City Of Paramount increased 13.71 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has increased 14.05 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 141 million gallons
- August 2014 154 million gallons
- August 2015 142 million gallons
- August 2016 161 million gallons
- August 2017 154 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 58.0% of water consumption in the City Of Paramount is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 11.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 54.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 48.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 155 million gallons
- 2015 163 million gallons
- 2016 123 million gallons
- 2013 136 million gallons
- 2015 148 million gallons
- 2016 136 million gallons
- 2013 157 million gallons
- 2015 173 million gallons
- 2016 142 million gallons
- 2013 165 million gallons
- 2015 168 million gallons
- 2016 154 million gallons
- 2013 193 million gallons
- 2015 174 million gallons
- 2016 168 million gallons
- 2013 199 million gallons
- 2015 141 million gallons
- 2016 193 million gallons
- 2013 208 million gallons
- 2015 170 million gallons
- 2016 192 million gallons
- 2013 212 million gallons
- 2015 179 million gallons
- 2016 188 million gallons
- 2013 189 million gallons
- 2015 170 million gallons
- 2016 182 million gallons
- 2013 192 million gallons
- 2015 171 million gallons
- 2016 183 million gallons
- 2013 178 million gallons
- 2015 162 million gallons
- 2016 167 million gallons
- 2013 141 million gallons
- 2015 142 million gallons
- 2016 161 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Paramount water use decreased by 12.63 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 12 percent reduction.
- 29.781
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 26.019
- 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 Paramount 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 Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Wash only full loads
Repair broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
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.