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 Golden State Water Company Cordova
- Water consumption in the Golden State Water Company Cordova increased 5.97 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 10.74 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 270 million gallons
- August 2014 240 million gallons
- August 2015 228 million gallons
- August 2016 241 million gallons
- August 2017 240 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 61.0% of water consumption in the Golden State Water Company Cordova is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 5.95 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 108.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 102.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 226 million gallons
- 2015 227 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 235 million gallons
- 2015 195 million gallons
- 2016 202 million gallons
- 2013 341 million gallons
- 2015 284 million gallons
- 2016 225 million gallons
- 2013 384 million gallons
- 2015 309 million gallons
- 2016 286 million gallons
- 2013 565 million gallons
- 2015 337 million gallons
- 2016 348 million gallons
- 2013 608 million gallons
- 2015 372 million gallons
- 2016 462 million gallons
- 2013 675 million gallons
- 2015 409 million gallons
- 2016 530 million gallons
- 2013 656 million gallons
- 2015 417 million gallons
- 2016 543 million gallons
- 2013 552 million gallons
- 2015 392 million gallons
- 2016 489 million gallons
- 2013 473 million gallons
- 2015 359 million gallons
- 2016 362 million gallons
- 2013 357 million gallons
- 2015 249 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 270 million gallons
- 2015 228 million gallons
- 2016 241 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Golden State Water Company Cordova water use decreased by 30.57 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 74.790
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 51.924
- 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 Golden State Water Company Cordova to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received82 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued68 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received166 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received99 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair leaks
Repair broken sprinklers
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.