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 Santa Ana
- Water consumption in the City Of Santa Ana decreased 4.05 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.02 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 919 million gallons
- August 2014 808 million gallons
- August 2015 824 million gallons
- August 2016 790 million gallons
- August 2017 808 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 67.0% of water consumption in the City Of Santa Ana is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 3.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 51.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 53.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 896 million gallons
- 2015 861 million gallons
- 2016 774 million gallons
- 2013 842 million gallons
- 2015 826 million gallons
- 2016 755 million gallons
- 2013 1014 million gallons
- 2015 962 million gallons
- 2016 827 million gallons
- 2013 1057 million gallons
- 2015 971 million gallons
- 2016 882 million gallons
- 2013 1163 million gallons
- 2015 933 million gallons
- 2016 935 million gallons
- 2013 1162 million gallons
- 2015 944 million gallons
- 2016 972 million gallons
- 2013 1247 million gallons
- 2015 974 million gallons
- 2016 1055 million gallons
- 2013 1249 million gallons
- 2015 1003 million gallons
- 2016 1052 million gallons
- 2013 1182 million gallons
- 2015 930 million gallons
- 2016 981 million gallons
- 2013 1127 million gallons
- 2015 954 million gallons
- 2016 936 million gallons
- 2013 993 million gallons
- 2015 866 million gallons
- 2016 848 million gallons
- 2013 919 million gallons
- 2015 824 million gallons
- 2016 790 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Santa Ana water use decreased by 16.97 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 12 percent reduction.
- 179.887
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 149.352
- 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 Santa Ana to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received107 | Follow-up Actions107 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions91 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received214 | Follow-up Actions208 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received127 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received78 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | 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
Take shorter showers
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.