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 Stockton
- Water consumption in the City Of Stockton decreased 7.57 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.71 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 509 million gallons
- August 2014 446 million gallons
- August 2015 475 million gallons
- August 2016 439 million gallons
- August 2017 446 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 Stockton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 56.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 61.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 437 million gallons
- 2015 405 million gallons
- 2016 429 million gallons
- 2013 514 million gallons
- 2015 394 million gallons
- 2016 425 million gallons
- 2013 789 million gallons
- 2015 576 million gallons
- 2016 489 million gallons
- 2013 697 million gallons
- 2015 688 million gallons
- 2016 611 million gallons
- 2013 1244 million gallons
- 2015 770 million gallons
- 2016 780 million gallons
- 2013 1293 million gallons
- 2015 825 million gallons
- 2016 988 million gallons
- 2013 1427 million gallons
- 2015 909 million gallons
- 2016 1099 million gallons
- 2013 1232 million gallons
- 2015 927 million gallons
- 2016 1093 million gallons
- 2013 1145 million gallons
- 2015 854 million gallons
- 2016 977 million gallons
- 2013 992 million gallons
- 2015 751 million gallons
- 2016 738 million gallons
- 2013 700 million gallons
- 2015 530 million gallons
- 2016 497 million gallons
- 2013 509 million gallons
- 2015 475 million gallons
- 2016 439 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Stockton water use decreased by 29.23 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 158.365
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 112.079
- 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 Stockton to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received115 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received254 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued244 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received389 | Follow-up Actions350 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received459 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued364 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received394 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued200 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received139 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued139 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received111 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued22 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Take shorter showers
Wash only full loads
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.