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 Wasco
- Water consumption in the City Of Wasco decreased 15.56 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 16.11 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 75 million gallons
- August 2014 69 million gallons
- August 2015 74 million gallons
- August 2016 62 million gallons
- August 2017 69 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 62.0% of water consumption in the City Of Wasco is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 26.93 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 47.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 64.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 83 million gallons
- 2015 61 million gallons
- 2016 64 million gallons
- 2013 71 million gallons
- 2015 59 million gallons
- 2016 56 million gallons
- 2013 84 million gallons
- 2015 68 million gallons
- 2016 54 million gallons
- 2013 109 million gallons
- 2015 97 million gallons
- 2016 74 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 108 million gallons
- 2016 97 million gallons
- 2013 173 million gallons
- 2015 113 million gallons
- 2016 101 million gallons
- 2013 193 million gallons
- 2015 137 million gallons
- 2016 119 million gallons
- 2013 171 million gallons
- 2015 133 million gallons
- 2016 121 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 120 million gallons
- 2016 105 million gallons
- 2013 116 million gallons
- 2015 108 million gallons
- 2016 84 million gallons
- 2013 91 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 74 million gallons
- 2013 74 million gallons
- 2015 74 million gallons
- 2016 62 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Wasco water use decreased by 24.20 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 20.723
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 15.707
- 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 Wasco to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions700 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed34 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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 leaks
Plant California Friendly plants
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash only full loads
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.