Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Woodland

Water consumption in the City Of Woodland increased 2.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 28.45 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 236 million gallons
  • August 2014 167 million gallons
  • August 2015 165 million gallons
  • August 2016 169 million gallons
  • August 2017 167 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 55.0% of water consumption in the City Of Woodland is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.07 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
52.40
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
57.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 188 million gallons
  • 2015 171 million gallons
  • 2016 158 million gallons
February
  • 2013 187 million gallons
  • 2015 160 million gallons
  • 2016 139 million gallons
March
  • 2013 234 million gallons
  • 2015 222 million gallons
  • 2016 161 million gallons
April
  • 2013 294 million gallons
  • 2015 224 million gallons
  • 2016 217 million gallons
May
  • 2013 466 million gallons
  • 2015 253 million gallons
  • 2016 263 million gallons
June
  • 2013 442 million gallons
  • 2015 276 million gallons
  • 2016 326 million gallons
July
  • 2013 544 million gallons
  • 2015 300 million gallons
  • 2016 370 million gallons
August
  • 2013 395 million gallons
  • 2015 308 million gallons
  • 2016 358 million gallons
September
  • 2013 400 million gallons
  • 2015 284 million gallons
  • 2016 325 million gallons
October
  • 2013 309 million gallons
  • 2015 249 million gallons
  • 2016 248 million gallons
November
  • 2013 236 million gallons
  • 2015 180 million gallons
  • 2016 172 million gallons
August
  • 2013 236 million gallons
  • 2015 165 million gallons
  • 2016 169 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Woodland water use decreased by 32.05 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
55.615
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
37.790
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 Woodland to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued18 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions31 Warnings Issued31 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received53 Follow-up Actions42 Warnings Issued41 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received66 Follow-up Actions60 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received62 Follow-up Actions70 Warnings Issued70 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received83 Follow-up Actions83 Warnings Issued75 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received77 Follow-up Actions54 Warnings Issued23 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received64 Follow-up Actions29 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days 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

Take shorter showers

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Capture tap water

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.

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