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 San Buenaventura
- Water consumption in the City Of San Buenaventura decreased 16.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 29.55 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 446 million gallons
- August 2014 313 million gallons
- August 2015 379 million gallons
- August 2016 315 million gallons
- August 2017 313 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 66.0% of water consumption in the City Of San Buenaventura is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 14.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 58.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 68.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 373 million gallons
- 2015 357 million gallons
- 2016 315 million gallons
- 2013 380 million gallons
- 2015 329 million gallons
- 2016 320 million gallons
- 2013 435 million gallons
- 2015 403 million gallons
- 2016 335 million gallons
- 2013 463 million gallons
- 2015 409 million gallons
- 2016 355 million gallons
- 2013 530 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 400 million gallons
- 2013 522 million gallons
- 2015 385 million gallons
- 2016 408 million gallons
- 2013 545 million gallons
- 2015 411 million gallons
- 2016 423 million gallons
- 2013 548 million gallons
- 2015 420 million gallons
- 2016 433 million gallons
- 2013 536 million gallons
- 2015 400 million gallons
- 2016 412 million gallons
- 2013 536 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 407 million gallons
- 2013 455 million gallons
- 2015 389 million gallons
- 2016 347 million gallons
- 2013 446 million gallons
- 2015 379 million gallons
- 2016 315 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of San Buenaventura water use decreased by 21.87 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 80.788
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 63.121
- 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 San Buenaventura to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days2 | 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 Days7 | 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
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Repair leaks
Plant California Friendly plants
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.