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 Watsonville
- Water consumption in the City Of Watsonville increased 1.76 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.85 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 206 million gallons
- August 2014 140 million gallons
- August 2015 129 million gallons
- August 2016 131 million gallons
- August 2017 140 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Watsonville is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 44.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 44.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 146 million gallons
- 2015 152 million gallons
- 2016 129 million gallons
- 2013 145 million gallons
- 2015 154 million gallons
- 2016 127 million gallons
- 2013 176 million gallons
- 2015 172 million gallons
- 2016 144 million gallons
- 2013 205 million gallons
- 2015 182 million gallons
- 2016 151 million gallons
- 2013 239 million gallons
- 2015 210 million gallons
- 2016 180 million gallons
- 2013 239 million gallons
- 2015 175 million gallons
- 2016 193 million gallons
- 2013 245 million gallons
- 2015 184 million gallons
- 2016 198 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 182 million gallons
- 2016 196 million gallons
- 2013 232 million gallons
- 2015 185 million gallons
- 2016 189 million gallons
- 2013 220 million gallons
- 2015 176 million gallons
- 2016 174 million gallons
- 2013 183 million gallons
- 2015 142 million gallons
- 2016 142 million gallons
- 2013 165 million gallons
- 2015 129 million gallons
- 2016 131 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Watsonville water use decreased by 21.62 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 33.990
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 26.641
- 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 Watsonville to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | 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
Capture tap water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.