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 Porterville
- Water consumption in the City Of Porterville increased 9.35 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 9.79 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 194 million gallons
- August 2014 179 million gallons
- August 2015 160 million gallons
- August 2016 175 million gallons
- August 2017 179 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the City Of Porterville is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 15.50 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 69.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 60.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 200 million gallons
- 2015 196 million gallons
- 2016 177 million gallons
- 2013 197 million gallons
- 2015 168 million gallons
- 2016 163 million gallons
- 2013 209 million gallons
- 2015 198 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
- 2013 325 million gallons
- 2015 274 million gallons
- 2016 228 million gallons
- 2013 472 million gallons
- 2015 302 million gallons
- 2016 262 million gallons
- 2013 478 million gallons
- 2015 307 million gallons
- 2016 345 million gallons
- 2013 533 million gallons
- 2015 314 million gallons
- 2016 408 million gallons
- 2013 509 million gallons
- 2015 364 million gallons
- 2016 400 million gallons
- 2013 521 million gallons
- 2015 341 million gallons
- 2016 373 million gallons
- 2013 402 million gallons
- 2015 263 million gallons
- 2016 299 million gallons
- 2013 254 million gallons
- 2015 233 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 194 million gallons
- 2015 160 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Porterville water use decreased by 30.69 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 60.122
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 41.669
- 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 Porterville to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received112 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued112 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions93 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed93 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received116 | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received191 | Follow-up Actions191 | Warnings Issued191 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received460 | Follow-up Actions460 | Warnings Issued460 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received213 | Follow-up Actions213 | Warnings Issued213 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received219 | Follow-up Actions219 | Warnings Issued219 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received480 | Follow-up Actions480 | Warnings Issued480 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received90 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued90 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received152 | Follow-up Actions152 | Warnings Issued152 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received460 | Follow-up Actions460 | Warnings Issued460 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair leaks
Repair broken sprinklers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.