Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

August monthly water use by the City Of South Pasadena

Water consumption in the City Of South Pasadena decreased 3.49 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.45 percent over the past four years.
  • August 2014 0 million gallons
  • August 2015 84 million gallons
  • August 2016 81 million gallons
  • August 2017 84 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 77.0% of water consumption in the City Of South Pasadena is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 10.47 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
77.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
86.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 94 million gallons
  • 2015 82 million gallons
  • 2016 73 million gallons
February
  • 2013 94 million gallons
  • 2015 83 million gallons
  • 2016 73 million gallons
March
  • 2013 112 million gallons
  • 2015 99 million gallons
  • 2016 81 million gallons
April
  • 2013 122 million gallons
  • 2015 96 million gallons
  • 2016 87 million gallons
May
  • 2013 129 million gallons
  • 2015 89 million gallons
  • 2016 94 million gallons
June
  • 2013 138 million gallons
  • 2015 97 million gallons
  • 2016 99 million gallons
July
  • 2013 149 million gallons
  • 2015 101 million gallons
  • 2016 112 million gallons
August
  • 2013 153 million gallons
  • 2015 108 million gallons
  • 2016 108 million gallons
September
  • 2013 150 million gallons
  • 2015 98 million gallons
  • 2016 108 million gallons
October
  • 2013 135 million gallons
  • 2015 92 million gallons
  • 2016 103 million gallons
November
  • 2013 113 million gallons
  • 2015 89 million gallons
  • 2016 90 million gallons
August
  • 2013 103 million gallons
  • 2015 84 million gallons
  • 2016 81 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of South Pasadena water use decreased by 27.79 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.
20.869
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
15.069
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 South Pasadena 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 Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received33 Follow-up Actions33 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received33 Follow-up Actions33 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received26 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued26 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions32 Warnings Issued32 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received81 Follow-up Actions81 Warnings Issued81 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued23 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued23 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued43 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received39 Follow-up Actions39 Warnings Issued39 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received26 Follow-up Actions26 Warnings Issued26 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued21 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received35 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued35 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received28 Follow-up Actions28 Warnings Issued28 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions29 Warnings Issued29 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
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 Days3 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued30 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued10 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Repair leaks

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Repair broken sprinklers

Wash only full loads

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.

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