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 Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the East Valley Water District decreased 6.12 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 18.57 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 412 million gallons
- August 2014 318 million gallons
- August 2015 358 million gallons
- August 2016 336 million gallons
- August 2017 318 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 80.0% of water consumption in the East Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 6.21 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 83.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 88.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 379 million gallons
- 2015 368 million gallons
- 2016 309 million gallons
- 2013 331 million gallons
- 2015 356 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
- 2013 459 million gallons
- 2015 403 million gallons
- 2016 363 million gallons
- 2013 564 million gallons
- 2015 487 million gallons
- 2016 395 million gallons
- 2013 681 million gallons
- 2015 456 million gallons
- 2016 456 million gallons
- 2013 815 million gallons
- 2015 511 million gallons
- 2016 559 million gallons
- 2013 877 million gallons
- 2015 568 million gallons
- 2016 655 million gallons
- 2013 782 million gallons
- 2015 568 million gallons
- 2016 660 million gallons
- 2013 770 million gallons
- 2015 584 million gallons
- 2016 593 million gallons
- 2013 579 million gallons
- 2015 476 million gallons
- 2016 497 million gallons
- 2013 459 million gallons
- 2015 386 million gallons
- 2016 425 million gallons
- 2013 412 million gallons
- 2015 358 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- East Valley Water District water use decreased by 25.32 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.
- 99.525
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 74.322
- 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 Valley Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued89 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received143 | Follow-up Actions143 | Warnings Issued143 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received178 | Follow-up Actions178 | Warnings Issued178 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received116 | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued116 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received154 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received321 | Follow-up Actions321 | Warnings Issued321 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received274 | Follow-up Actions274 | Warnings Issued274 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received171 | Follow-up Actions171 | Warnings Issued171 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | 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 only full loads
Capture tap water
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.