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 Lake Arrowhead Community Services District
- Water consumption in the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District decreased 5.22 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.27 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 30 million gallons
- August 2014 26 million gallons
- August 2015 25 million gallons
- August 2016 24 million gallons
- August 2017 26 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 90.0% of water consumption in the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 43.56 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 23.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 16.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 31 million gallons
- 2015 26 million gallons
- 2016 25 million gallons
- 2013 22 million gallons
- 2015 21 million gallons
- 2016 21 million gallons
- 2013 22 million gallons
- 2015 23 million gallons
- 2016 23 million gallons
- 2013 30 million gallons
- 2015 24 million gallons
- 2016 21 million gallons
- 2013 56 million gallons
- 2015 32 million gallons
- 2016 38 million gallons
- 2013 69 million gallons
- 2015 45 million gallons
- 2016 56 million gallons
- 2013 80 million gallons
- 2015 52 million gallons
- 2016 67 million gallons
- 2013 77 million gallons
- 2015 53 million gallons
- 2016 69 million gallons
- 2013 70 million gallons
- 2015 45 million gallons
- 2016 60 million gallons
- 2013 44 million gallons
- 2015 33 million gallons
- 2016 39 million gallons
- 2013 28 million gallons
- 2015 24 million gallons
- 2016 22 million gallons
- 2013 30 million gallons
- 2015 25 million gallons
- 2016 24 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Lake Arrowhead Community Services District water use decreased by 27.64 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
- 7.826
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 5.663
- 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 Lake Arrowhead Community Services District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions176 | Warnings Issued150 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions140 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions272 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions195 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions129 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions107 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued125 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions176 | Warnings Issued150 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions140 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued252 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions117 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions116 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions115 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions180 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions141 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions131 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions153 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions103 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions155 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions188 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions145 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions145 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions110 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions188 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions154 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed1 |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair broken sprinklers
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.