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 Goleta Water District
- Water consumption in the Goleta Water District decreased 36.36 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 39.99 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 297 million gallons
- August 2014 173 million gallons
- August 2015 286 million gallons
- August 2016 182 million gallons
- August 2017 173 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 55.0% of water consumption in the Goleta Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 14.48 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 37.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 43.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 217 million gallons
- 2015 209 million gallons
- 2016 178 million gallons
- 2013 252 million gallons
- 2015 218 million gallons
- 2016 195 million gallons
- 2013 313 million gallons
- 2015 317 million gallons
- 2016 204 million gallons
- 2013 389 million gallons
- 2015 351 million gallons
- 2016 277 million gallons
- 2013 482 million gallons
- 2015 343 million gallons
- 2016 319 million gallons
- 2013 480 million gallons
- 2015 301 million gallons
- 2016 333 million gallons
- 2013 527 million gallons
- 2015 344 million gallons
- 2016 357 million gallons
- 2013 479 million gallons
- 2015 369 million gallons
- 2016 356 million gallons
- 2013 498 million gallons
- 2015 353 million gallons
- 2016 332 million gallons
- 2013 480 million gallons
- 2015 349 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 381 million gallons
- 2015 309 million gallons
- 2016 259 million gallons
- 2013 303 million gallons
- 2015 286 million gallons
- 2016 182 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Goleta Water District water use decreased by 26.19 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 12 percent reduction.
- 66.081
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 48.777
- 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 Goleta Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received58 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions75 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| 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.
Take shorter showers
Plant California Friendly plants
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.