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 Tustin
- Water consumption in the City Of Tustin increased 8.71 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 16.81 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 271 million gallons
- August 2014 203 million gallons
- August 2015 207 million gallons
- August 2016 203 million gallons
- August 2017 203 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 88.0% of water consumption in the City Of Tustin is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 8.75 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 94.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 86.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 235 million gallons
- 2015 241 million gallons
- 2016 195 million gallons
- 2013 228 million gallons
- 2015 236 million gallons
- 2016 202 million gallons
- 2013 296 million gallons
- 2015 291 million gallons
- 2016 212 million gallons
- 2013 331 million gallons
- 2015 293 million gallons
- 2016 248 million gallons
- 2013 374 million gallons
- 2015 264 million gallons
- 2016 266 million gallons
- 2013 389 million gallons
- 2015 283 million gallons
- 2016 292 million gallons
- 2013 404 million gallons
- 2015 275 million gallons
- 2016 328 million gallons
- 2013 411 million gallons
- 2015 303 million gallons
- 2016 333 million gallons
- 2013 390 million gallons
- 2015 255 million gallons
- 2016 299 million gallons
- 2013 356 million gallons
- 2015 266 million gallons
- 2016 272 million gallons
- 2013 297 million gallons
- 2015 235 million gallons
- 2016 199 million gallons
- 2013 271 million gallons
- 2015 207 million gallons
- 2016 203 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Tustin water use decreased by 25.95 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.
- 55.747
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 41.281
- 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 Tustin to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions155 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed36 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued106 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions220 | Warnings Issued120 | Penalties Assessed33 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions177 | Warnings Issued139 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions147 | Warnings Issued130 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued104 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued87 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions136 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions151 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions124 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions155 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed36 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued106 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions183 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions202 | Warnings Issued204 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions178 | Warnings Issued110 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions195 | Warnings Issued133 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions229 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed27 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions233 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued134 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions155 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions208 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions150 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days2 | 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
Wash only full loads
Take shorter showers
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.