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 Turlock
- Water consumption in the City Of Turlock increased 4.88 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 30.00 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 464 million gallons
- August 2014 301 million gallons
- August 2015 309 million gallons
- August 2016 324 million gallons
- August 2017 301 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 52.0% of water consumption in the City Of Turlock is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 11.76 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 76.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 68.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 340 million gallons
- 2015 298 million gallons
- 2016 289 million gallons
- 2013 378 million gallons
- 2015 295 million gallons
- 2016 290 million gallons
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 473 million gallons
- 2016 323 million gallons
- 2013 612 million gallons
- 2015 498 million gallons
- 2016 416 million gallons
- 2013 766 million gallons
- 2015 476 million gallons
- 2016 537 million gallons
- 2013 748 million gallons
- 2015 604 million gallons
- 2016 650 million gallons
- 2013 927 million gallons
- 2015 603 million gallons
- 2016 699 million gallons
- 2013 809 million gallons
- 2015 596 million gallons
- 2016 682 million gallons
- 2013 745 million gallons
- 2015 549 million gallons
- 2016 601 million gallons
- 2013 638 million gallons
- 2015 510 million gallons
- 2016 518 million gallons
- 2013 522 million gallons
- 2015 349 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
- 2013 464 million gallons
- 2015 309 million gallons
- 2016 324 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Turlock water use decreased by 27.13 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 103.269
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 75.254
- 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 Turlock to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received109 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued109 | Penalties Assessed108 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received367 | Follow-up Actions367 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received206 | Follow-up Actions206 | Warnings Issued206 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received209 | Follow-up Actions209 | Warnings Issued209 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received396 | Follow-up Actions396 | Warnings Issued396 | Penalties Assessed88 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received458 | Follow-up Actions458 | Warnings Issued458 | Penalties Assessed86 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received390 | Follow-up Actions390 | Warnings Issued390 | Penalties Assessed53 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received260 | Follow-up Actions260 | Warnings Issued260 | Penalties Assessed260 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received105 | Follow-up Actions105 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued89 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received113 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued113 | Penalties Assessed27 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received109 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued109 | Penalties Assessed108 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received367 | Follow-up Actions367 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received206 | Follow-up Actions206 | Warnings Issued206 | Penalties Assessed25 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received209 | Follow-up Actions209 | Warnings Issued209 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions132 | Warnings Issued132 | Penalties Assessed39 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received275 | Follow-up Actions275 | Warnings Issued268 | Penalties Assessed62 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received228 | Follow-up Actions228 | Warnings Issued227 | Penalties Assessed227 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received160 | Follow-up Actions158 | Warnings Issued158 | Penalties Assessed158 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received119 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions76 | Warnings Issued76 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received186 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued186 | Penalties Assessed67 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received219 | Follow-up Actions219 | Warnings Issued218 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received474 | Follow-up Actions474 | Warnings Issued463 | Penalties Assessed147 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received677 | Follow-up Actions677 | Warnings Issued659 | Penalties Assessed88 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received696 | Follow-up Actions696 | Warnings Issued682 | Penalties Assessed121 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received722 | Follow-up Actions722 | Warnings Issued703 | Penalties Assessed39 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received392 | Follow-up Actions392 | Warnings Issued352 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received196 | Follow-up Actions196 | Warnings Issued195 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued88 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
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.