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 Maria
- Water consumption in the City Of Santa Maria decreased 10.65 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 30.15 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 314 million gallons
- August 2014 250 million gallons
- August 2015 251 million gallons
- August 2016 224 million gallons
- August 2017 250 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Santa Maria is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 9.98 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 47.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 53.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 255 million gallons
- 2015 292 million gallons
- 2016 220 million gallons
- 2013 245 million gallons
- 2015 266 million gallons
- 2016 224 million gallons
- 2013 324 million gallons
- 2015 272 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 365 million gallons
- 2015 364 million gallons
- 2016 310 million gallons
- 2013 427 million gallons
- 2015 359 million gallons
- 2016 347 million gallons
- 2013 448 million gallons
- 2015 367 million gallons
- 2016 361 million gallons
- 2013 473 million gallons
- 2015 373 million gallons
- 2016 391 million gallons
- 2013 452 million gallons
- 2015 380 million gallons
- 2016 383 million gallons
- 2013 428 million gallons
- 2015 365 million gallons
- 2016 355 million gallons
- 2013 404 million gallons
- 2015 347 million gallons
- 2016 326 million gallons
- 2013 343 million gallons
- 2015 273 million gallons
- 2016 265 million gallons
- 2013 321 million gallons
- 2015 251 million gallons
- 2016 224 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 Maria water use decreased by 17.33 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 62.813
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 51.926
- 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 Maria to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued115 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair leaks
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.