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 Poway
- Water consumption in the City Of Poway decreased 7.20 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 31.81 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 221 million gallons
- August 2014 154 million gallons
- August 2015 161 million gallons
- August 2016 150 million gallons
- August 2017 154 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 73.0% of water consumption in the City Of Poway is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.64 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 78.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 168 million gallons
- 2015 166 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 160 million gallons
- 2015 203 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
- 2013 241 million gallons
- 2015 246 million gallons
- 2016 241 million gallons
- 2013 330 million gallons
- 2015 290 million gallons
- 2016 236 million gallons
- 2013 399 million gallons
- 2015 221 million gallons
- 2016 243 million gallons
- 2013 447 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 304 million gallons
- 2013 460 million gallons
- 2015 262 million gallons
- 2016 352 million gallons
- 2013 457 million gallons
- 2015 312 million gallons
- 2016 360 million gallons
- 2013 436 million gallons
- 2015 280 million gallons
- 2016 299 million gallons
- 2013 358 million gallons
- 2015 252 million gallons
- 2016 294 million gallons
- 2013 266 million gallons
- 2015 206 million gallons
- 2016 237 million gallons
- 2013 220 million gallons
- 2015 161 million gallons
- 2016 150 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Poway water use decreased by 30.02 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.
- 55.405
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 38.773
- 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 Poway to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received69 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received108 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | 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
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.