Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 340 million gallons
  • 2015 298 million gallons
  • 2016 289 million gallons
February
  • 2013 378 million gallons
  • 2015 295 million gallons
  • 2016 290 million gallons
March
  • 2013 482 million gallons
  • 2015 473 million gallons
  • 2016 323 million gallons
April
  • 2013 612 million gallons
  • 2015 498 million gallons
  • 2016 416 million gallons
May
  • 2013 766 million gallons
  • 2015 476 million gallons
  • 2016 537 million gallons
June
  • 2013 748 million gallons
  • 2015 604 million gallons
  • 2016 650 million gallons
July
  • 2013 927 million gallons
  • 2015 603 million gallons
  • 2016 699 million gallons
August
  • 2013 809 million gallons
  • 2015 596 million gallons
  • 2016 682 million gallons
September
  • 2013 745 million gallons
  • 2015 549 million gallons
  • 2016 601 million gallons
October
  • 2013 638 million gallons
  • 2015 510 million gallons
  • 2016 518 million gallons
November
  • 2013 522 million gallons
  • 2015 349 million gallons
  • 2016 367 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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