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 Eastern Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Eastern Municipal Water District decreased 10.59 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.36 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 1753 million gallons
- August 2014 1342 million gallons
- August 2015 1542 million gallons
- August 2016 1379 million gallons
- August 2017 1342 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 80.0% of water consumption in the Eastern Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 11.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 63.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 71.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 1715 million gallons
- 2015 1540 million gallons
- 2016 1260 million gallons
- 2013 1340 million gallons
- 2015 1569 million gallons
- 2016 1360 million gallons
- 2013 2075 million gallons
- 2015 2091 million gallons
- 2016 1503 million gallons
- 2013 2293 million gallons
- 2015 2327 million gallons
- 2016 1751 million gallons
- 2013 2834 million gallons
- 2015 2069 million gallons
- 2016 2071 million gallons
- 2013 3101 million gallons
- 2015 2635 million gallons
- 2016 2435 million gallons
- 2013 3289 million gallons
- 2015 2395 million gallons
- 2016 2815 million gallons
- 2013 3263 million gallons
- 2015 2681 million gallons
- 2016 2899 million gallons
- 2013 2952 million gallons
- 2015 2193 million gallons
- 2016 2438 million gallons
- 2013 2394 million gallons
- 2015 1993 million gallons
- 2016 2083 million gallons
- 2013 1945 million gallons
- 2015 1787 million gallons
- 2016 1772 million gallons
- 2013 1753 million gallons
- 2015 1542 million gallons
- 2016 1379 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Eastern Municipal Water District water use decreased by 19.97 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.
- 405.349
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 324.384
- 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 Eastern Municipal Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed14290 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received79 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions65 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued63 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received128 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received202 | Follow-up Actions202 | Warnings Issued172 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received233 | Follow-up Actions233 | Warnings Issued181 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received200 | Follow-up Actions200 | Warnings Issued177 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions132 | Warnings Issued127 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions11895 | Warnings Issued11894 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received118 | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash only full loads
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.