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 East Bay Municipal Utilities District
- Water consumption in the East Bay Municipal Utilities District increased 1.44 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.05 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 4772 million gallons
- August 2014 3839 million gallons
- August 2015 3714 million gallons
- August 2016 3767 million gallons
- August 2017 3839 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 62.0% of water consumption in the East Bay Municipal Utilities District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.75 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 53.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 53.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 4099 million gallons
- 2015 4096 million gallons
- 2016 3736 million gallons
- 2013 4016 million gallons
- 2015 3766 million gallons
- 2016 3500 million gallons
- 2013 4928 million gallons
- 2015 4650 million gallons
- 2016 3766 million gallons
- 2013 5418 million gallons
- 2015 4457 million gallons
- 2016 4019 million gallons
- 2013 6717 million gallons
- 2015 4658 million gallons
- 2016 4959 million gallons
- 2013 6928 million gallons
- 2015 4778 million gallons
- 2016 5676 million gallons
- 2013 7452 million gallons
- 2015 5149 million gallons
- 2016 6057 million gallons
- 2013 7172 million gallons
- 2015 5251 million gallons
- 2016 6008 million gallons
- 2013 6528 million gallons
- 2015 5061 million gallons
- 2016 5636 million gallons
- 2013 6175 million gallons
- 2015 4881 million gallons
- 2016 4690 million gallons
- 2013 5149 million gallons
- 2015 3876 million gallons
- 2016 3839 million gallons
- 2013 4772 million gallons
- 2015 3714 million gallons
- 2016 3767 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- East Bay Municipal Utilities District water use decreased by 24.03 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 970.945
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 737.647
- 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 East Bay Municipal Utilities District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received176 | Follow-up Actions69 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received197 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received188 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received166 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed30 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received166 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed225 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received149 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed231 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received176 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed174 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received209 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed387 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received166 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed709 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received307 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed491 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received673 | Follow-up Actions361 | Warnings Issued123 | Penalties Assessed3217 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received535 | Follow-up Actions352 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received653 | Follow-up Actions671 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received740 | Follow-up Actions540 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received990 | Follow-up Actions627 | Warnings Issued85 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | 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 broken sprinklers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Plant California Friendly plants
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.