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 Pittsburg
- Water consumption in the City Of Pittsburg decreased 4.03 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.60 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 206 million gallons
- August 2014 179 million gallons
- August 2015 185 million gallons
- August 2016 178 million gallons
- August 2017 179 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the City Of Pittsburg is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.40 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 63.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 64.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 177 million gallons
- 2015 191 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 174 million gallons
- 2015 176 million gallons
- 2016 158 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 226 million gallons
- 2016 179 million gallons
- 2013 258 million gallons
- 2015 227 million gallons
- 2016 201 million gallons
- 2013 326 million gallons
- 2015 242 million gallons
- 2016 249 million gallons
- 2013 356 million gallons
- 2015 250 million gallons
- 2016 284 million gallons
- 2013 370 million gallons
- 2015 271 million gallons
- 2016 302 million gallons
- 2013 352 million gallons
- 2015 278 million gallons
- 2016 297 million gallons
- 2013 323 million gallons
- 2015 257 million gallons
- 2016 276 million gallons
- 2013 287 million gallons
- 2015 244 million gallons
- 2016 223 million gallons
- 2013 236 million gallons
- 2015 190 million gallons
- 2016 179 million gallons
- 2013 206 million gallons
- 2015 185 million gallons
- 2016 178 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Pittsburg water use decreased by 20.08 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 46.188
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 36.914
- 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 Pittsburg to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions123 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions139 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions100 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued52 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued21 | 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Plant California Friendly plants
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.