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 Tracy
- Water consumption in the City Of Tracy increased 0.38 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.41 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 316 million gallons
- August 2014 257 million gallons
- August 2015 260 million gallons
- August 2016 261 million gallons
- August 2017 257 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 74.0% of water consumption in the City Of Tracy is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.88 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 70.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 77.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 311 million gallons
- 2015 243 million gallons
- 2016 243 million gallons
- 2013 240 million gallons
- 2015 201 million gallons
- 2016 229 million gallons
- 2013 362 million gallons
- 2015 295 million gallons
- 2016 278 million gallons
- 2013 436 million gallons
- 2015 390 million gallons
- 2016 324 million gallons
- 2013 629 million gallons
- 2015 441 million gallons
- 2016 424 million gallons
- 2013 672 million gallons
- 2015 452 million gallons
- 2016 537 million gallons
- 2013 745 million gallons
- 2015 493 million gallons
- 2016 590 million gallons
- 2013 721 million gallons
- 2015 495 million gallons
- 2016 589 million gallons
- 2013 618 million gallons
- 2015 470 million gallons
- 2016 542 million gallons
- 2013 534 million gallons
- 2015 406 million gallons
- 2016 426 million gallons
- 2013 401 million gallons
- 2015 286 million gallons
- 2016 320 million gallons
- 2013 316 million gallons
- 2015 260 million gallons
- 2016 261 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Tracy water use decreased by 27.16 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.
- 83.789
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 61.036
- 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 Tracy to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued10 | 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
Repair broken sprinklers
Wash only full loads
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.