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 Fair Oaks Water District
- Water consumption in the Fair Oaks Water District increased 1.01 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 32.86 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 173 million gallons
- August 2014 117 million gallons
- August 2015 115 million gallons
- August 2016 116 million gallons
- August 2017 117 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the Fair Oaks Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 1.04 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 77.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 76.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 131 million gallons
- 2015 127 million gallons
- 2016 104 million gallons
- 2013 140 million gallons
- 2015 115 million gallons
- 2016 100 million gallons
- 2013 216 million gallons
- 2015 187 million gallons
- 2016 113 million gallons
- 2013 273 million gallons
- 2015 197 million gallons
- 2016 177 million gallons
- 2013 437 million gallons
- 2015 234 million gallons
- 2016 264 million gallons
- 2013 487 million gallons
- 2015 291 million gallons
- 2016 380 million gallons
- 2013 568 million gallons
- 2015 339 million gallons
- 2016 438 million gallons
- 2013 532 million gallons
- 2015 337 million gallons
- 2016 422 million gallons
- 2013 414 million gallons
- 2015 310 million gallons
- 2016 362 million gallons
- 2013 364 million gallons
- 2015 257 million gallons
- 2016 223 million gallons
- 2013 261 million gallons
- 2015 140 million gallons
- 2016 132 million gallons
- 2013 173 million gallons
- 2015 115 million gallons
- 2016 116 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Fair Oaks Water District water use decreased by 36.22 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 55.924
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 35.667
- 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 Fair Oaks 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions118 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued48 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions92 | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions16066 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| 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
Wash only full loads
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.