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 Juan Capistrano
- Water consumption in the City Of San Juan Capistrano decreased 8.14 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.18 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 165 million gallons
- August 2014 116 million gallons
- August 2015 141 million gallons
- August 2016 130 million gallons
- August 2017 116 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 71.0% of water consumption in the City Of San Juan Capistrano is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.81 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 76.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 72.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 132 million gallons
- 2015 138 million gallons
- 2016 112 million gallons
- 2013 131 million gallons
- 2015 150 million gallons
- 2016 145 million gallons
- 2013 196 million gallons
- 2015 198 million gallons
- 2016 138 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 204 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
- 2013 274 million gallons
- 2015 202 million gallons
- 2016 192 million gallons
- 2013 294 million gallons
- 2015 218 million gallons
- 2016 221 million gallons
- 2013 302 million gallons
- 2015 219 million gallons
- 2016 254 million gallons
- 2013 318 million gallons
- 2015 235 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 294 million gallons
- 2015 213 million gallons
- 2016 235 million gallons
- 2013 248 million gallons
- 2015 195 million gallons
- 2016 209 million gallons
- 2013 197 million gallons
- 2015 176 million gallons
- 2016 185 million gallons
- 2013 165 million gallons
- 2015 141 million gallons
- 2016 130 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 Juan Capistrano water use decreased by 22.48 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 39.008
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 30.240
- 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 Juan Capistrano to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions205 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions132 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued197 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions306 | Warnings Issued306 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received99 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions66 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued35 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
Repair broken sprinklers
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.