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 Elk Grove Water Service
- Water consumption in the Elk Grove Water Service decreased 3.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 37.94 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 143 million gallons
- August 2014 93 million gallons
- August 2015 92 million gallons
- August 2016 89 million gallons
- August 2017 93 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 85.0% of water consumption in the Elk Grove Water Service is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.57 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 54.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 56.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 102 million gallons
- 2015 91 million gallons
- 2016 82 million gallons
- 2013 112 million gallons
- 2015 87 million gallons
- 2016 77 million gallons
- 2013 137 million gallons
- 2015 123 million gallons
- 2016 84 million gallons
- 2013 137 million gallons
- 2015 141 million gallons
- 2016 114 million gallons
- 2013 260 million gallons
- 2015 159 million gallons
- 2016 162 million gallons
- 2013 297 million gallons
- 2015 177 million gallons
- 2016 224 million gallons
- 2013 333 million gallons
- 2015 198 million gallons
- 2016 261 million gallons
- 2013 317 million gallons
- 2015 200 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 272 million gallons
- 2015 188 million gallons
- 2016 227 million gallons
- 2013 227 million gallons
- 2015 163 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 179 million gallons
- 2015 111 million gallons
- 2016 100 million gallons
- 2013 143 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 89 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Elk Grove Water Service water use decreased by 35.42 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 35.751
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 23.088
- 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 Elk Grove Water Service to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued141 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued203 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued258 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued566 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued691 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued628 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued729 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued675 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received87 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued364 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair broken sprinklers
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.