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 Pasadena
- Water consumption in the City Of Pasadena decreased 5.12 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.25 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 712 million gallons
- August 2014 557 million gallons
- August 2015 620 million gallons
- August 2016 589 million gallons
- August 2017 557 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 70.0% of water consumption in the City Of Pasadena is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.07 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 80.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 83.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 651 million gallons
- 2015 618 million gallons
- 2016 541 million gallons
- 2013 581 million gallons
- 2015 609 million gallons
- 2016 568 million gallons
- 2013 769 million gallons
- 2015 734 million gallons
- 2016 517 million gallons
- 2013 880 million gallons
- 2015 747 million gallons
- 2016 623 million gallons
- 2013 932 million gallons
- 2015 712 million gallons
- 2016 691 million gallons
- 2013 1054 million gallons
- 2015 786 million gallons
- 2016 816 million gallons
- 2013 1133 million gallons
- 2015 842 million gallons
- 2016 936 million gallons
- 2013 1153 million gallons
- 2015 911 million gallons
- 2016 976 million gallons
- 2013 1094 million gallons
- 2015 823 million gallons
- 2016 892 million gallons
- 2013 989 million gallons
- 2015 783 million gallons
- 2016 842 million gallons
- 2013 811 million gallons
- 2015 695 million gallons
- 2016 721 million gallons
- 2013 711 million gallons
- 2015 620 million gallons
- 2016 589 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Pasadena water use decreased by 23.16 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.
- 153.080
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 117.621
- 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 Pasadena to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received110 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received152 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received143 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received78 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received69 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received110 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received152 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received183 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received252 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received326 | Follow-up Actions224 | Warnings Issued183 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received336 | Follow-up Actions237 | Warnings Issued215 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received330 | Follow-up Actions232 | Warnings Issued184 | Penalties Assessed45 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received432 | Follow-up Actions368 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received258 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received105 | Follow-up Actions212 | Warnings Issued204 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received400 | Follow-up Actions492 | Warnings Issued396 | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received924 | Follow-up Actions677 | Warnings Issued624 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1090 | Follow-up Actions458 | Warnings Issued362 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received270 | Follow-up Actions140 | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received425 | Follow-up Actions392 | Warnings Issued172 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received557 | Follow-up Actions160 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received875 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received201 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received437 | Follow-up Actions297 | Warnings Issued155 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received148 | Follow-up Actions148 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| 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
Wash only full loads
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.