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 West Orange
- Water consumption in the Golden State Water Company West Orange decreased 2.37 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.96 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 376 million gallons
- August 2014 300 million gallons
- August 2015 328 million gallons
- August 2016 320 million gallons
- August 2017 300 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the Golden State Water Company West Orange is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 2.39 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 69.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 71.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 339 million gallons
- 2015 331 million gallons
- 2016 287 million gallons
- 2013 330 million gallons
- 2015 320 million gallons
- 2016 295 million gallons
- 2013 407 million gallons
- 2015 382 million gallons
- 2016 317 million gallons
- 2013 448 million gallons
- 2015 384 million gallons
- 2016 350 million gallons
- 2013 494 million gallons
- 2015 377 million gallons
- 2016 380 million gallons
- 2013 499 million gallons
- 2015 383 million gallons
- 2016 398 million gallons
- 2013 529 million gallons
- 2015 381 million gallons
- 2016 437 million gallons
- 2013 533 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 444 million gallons
- 2013 517 million gallons
- 2015 374 million gallons
- 2016 416 million gallons
- 2013 471 million gallons
- 2015 369 million gallons
- 2016 395 million gallons
- 2013 406 million gallons
- 2015 351 million gallons
- 2016 360 million gallons
- 2013 376 million gallons
- 2015 328 million gallons
- 2016 320 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 West Orange water use decreased by 21.22 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 74.896
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 59.005
- 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 West Orange to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received59 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash only full loads
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.