Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 379 million gallons
  • 2015 368 million gallons
  • 2016 309 million gallons
February
  • 2013 331 million gallons
  • 2015 356 million gallons
  • 2016 336 million gallons
March
  • 2013 459 million gallons
  • 2015 403 million gallons
  • 2016 363 million gallons
April
  • 2013 564 million gallons
  • 2015 487 million gallons
  • 2016 395 million gallons
May
  • 2013 681 million gallons
  • 2015 456 million gallons
  • 2016 456 million gallons
June
  • 2013 815 million gallons
  • 2015 511 million gallons
  • 2016 559 million gallons
July
  • 2013 877 million gallons
  • 2015 568 million gallons
  • 2016 655 million gallons
August
  • 2013 782 million gallons
  • 2015 568 million gallons
  • 2016 660 million gallons
September
  • 2013 770 million gallons
  • 2015 584 million gallons
  • 2016 593 million gallons
October
  • 2013 579 million gallons
  • 2015 476 million gallons
  • 2016 497 million gallons
November
  • 2013 459 million gallons
  • 2015 386 million gallons
  • 2016 425 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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