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 Laguna Beach County Water District
- Water consumption in the Laguna Beach County Water District decreased 14.67 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 31.71 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 85 million gallons
- August 2014 68 million gallons
- August 2015 76 million gallons
- August 2016 65 million gallons
- August 2017 68 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 77.0% of water consumption in the Laguna Beach County Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.60 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 83.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 83.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 84 million gallons
- 2015 74 million gallons
- 2016 66 million gallons
- 2013 78 million gallons
- 2015 74 million gallons
- 2016 76 million gallons
- 2013 98 million gallons
- 2015 91 million gallons
- 2016 79 million gallons
- 2013 102 million gallons
- 2015 88 million gallons
- 2016 82 million gallons
- 2013 117 million gallons
- 2015 85 million gallons
- 2016 89 million gallons
- 2013 117 million gallons
- 2015 86 million gallons
- 2016 97 million gallons
- 2013 126 million gallons
- 2015 83 million gallons
- 2016 109 million gallons
- 2013 130 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 108 million gallons
- 2013 118 million gallons
- 2015 80 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 113 million gallons
- 2015 86 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 102 million gallons
- 2015 85 million gallons
- 2016 86 million gallons
- 2013 95 million gallons
- 2015 76 million gallons
- 2016 65 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Laguna Beach County Water District water use decreased by 20.38 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 24 percent reduction.
- 17.230
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 13.719
- 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 Laguna Beach County 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 Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued61 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | 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 cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair broken sprinklers
Wash only full loads
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.