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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 Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District decreased 8.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.09 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 444 million gallons
- August 2014 357 million gallons
- August 2015 421 million gallons
- August 2016 378 million gallons
- August 2017 357 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 78.0% of water consumption in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 63.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 69.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 343 million gallons
- 2015 456 million gallons
- 2016 333 million gallons
- 2013 441 million gallons
- 2015 465 million gallons
- 2016 440 million gallons
- 2013 468 million gallons
- 2015 579 million gallons
- 2016 496 million gallons
- 2013 769 million gallons
- 2015 657 million gallons
- 2016 538 million gallons
- 2013 809 million gallons
- 2015 602 million gallons
- 2016 653 million gallons
- 2013 773 million gallons
- 2015 662 million gallons
- 2016 792 million gallons
- 2013 1057 million gallons
- 2015 701 million gallons
- 2016 828 million gallons
- 2013 970 million gallons
- 2015 708 million gallons
- 2016 883 million gallons
- 2013 996 million gallons
- 2015 609 million gallons
- 2016 702 million gallons
- 2013 754 million gallons
- 2015 537 million gallons
- 2016 592 million gallons
- 2013 560 million gallons
- 2015 503 million gallons
- 2016 506 million gallons
- 2013 444 million gallons
- 2015 421 million gallons
- 2016 378 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District water use decreased by 21.25 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.
- 117.361
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 92.418
- 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 Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Wash only full loads
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair leaks
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.