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 Patterson
- Water consumption in the City Of Patterson decreased 55.23 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 61.59 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 65 million gallons
- August 2014 68 million gallons
- August 2015 56 million gallons
- August 2016 25 million gallons
- August 2017 68 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 85.0% of water consumption in the City Of Patterson is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 57.26 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 30.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 70.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 66 million gallons
- 2015 61 million gallons
- 2016 50 million gallons
- 2013 68 million gallons
- 2015 56 million gallons
- 2016 56 million gallons
- 2013 88 million gallons
- 2015 80 million gallons
- 2016 61 million gallons
- 2013 111 million gallons
- 2015 89 million gallons
- 2016 65 million gallons
- 2013 141 million gallons
- 2015 93 million gallons
- 2016 93 million gallons
- 2013 142 million gallons
- 2015 114 million gallons
- 2016 97 million gallons
- 2013 176 million gallons
- 2015 112 million gallons
- 2016 97 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 106 million gallons
- 2016 105 million gallons
- 2013 150 million gallons
- 2015 85 million gallons
- 2016 88 million gallons
- 2013 124 million gallons
- 2015 69 million gallons
- 2016 48 million gallons
- 2013 94 million gallons
- 2015 57 million gallons
- 2016 37 million gallons
- 2013 65 million gallons
- 2015 56 million gallons
- 2016 25 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Patterson water use decreased by 33.08 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 19.321
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 12.930
- 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 Patterson to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued243 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued415 | Penalties Assessed73 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued359 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued617 | Penalties Assessed27 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions267 | Warnings Issued267 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | 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
Capture tap water
Plant California Friendly plants
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
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.