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 Torrance
- Water consumption in the City Of Torrance increased 6.17 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.10 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 482 million gallons
- August 2014 431 million gallons
- August 2015 391 million gallons
- August 2016 415 million gallons
- August 2017 431 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 55.0% of water consumption in the City Of Torrance is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 7.42 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 69.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 64.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 445 million gallons
- 2015 441 million gallons
- 2016 353 million gallons
- 2013 405 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 358 million gallons
- 2013 487 million gallons
- 2015 448 million gallons
- 2016 391 million gallons
- 2013 494 million gallons
- 2015 437 million gallons
- 2016 414 million gallons
- 2013 573 million gallons
- 2015 420 million gallons
- 2016 481 million gallons
- 2013 577 million gallons
- 2015 416 million gallons
- 2016 494 million gallons
- 2013 602 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 557 million gallons
- 2013 609 million gallons
- 2015 494 million gallons
- 2016 570 million gallons
- 2013 576 million gallons
- 2015 437 million gallons
- 2016 500 million gallons
- 2013 563 million gallons
- 2015 449 million gallons
- 2016 481 million gallons
- 2013 515 million gallons
- 2015 421 million gallons
- 2016 443 million gallons
- 2013 478 million gallons
- 2015 391 million gallons
- 2016 415 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Torrance water use decreased by 19.96 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 88.474
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 70.814
- 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 Torrance to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days5 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days5 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days6 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued26 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair broken sprinklers
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.