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 Hemet Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District decreased 13.27 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 45.28 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 258 million gallons
- August 2014 129 million gallons
- August 2015 163 million gallons
- August 2016 141 million gallons
- August 2017 129 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 86.0% of water consumption in the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 3.50 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 74.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 77.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 210 million gallons
- 2015 209 million gallons
- 2016 127 million gallons
- 2013 163 million gallons
- 2015 180 million gallons
- 2016 147 million gallons
- 2013 218 million gallons
- 2015 195 million gallons
- 2016 172 million gallons
- 2013 375 million gallons
- 2015 214 million gallons
- 2016 191 million gallons
- 2013 375 million gallons
- 2015 190 million gallons
- 2016 214 million gallons
- 2013 384 million gallons
- 2015 249 million gallons
- 2016 267 million gallons
- 2013 429 million gallons
- 2015 231 million gallons
- 2016 302 million gallons
- 2013 414 million gallons
- 2015 268 million gallons
- 2016 298 million gallons
- 2013 432 million gallons
- 2015 231 million gallons
- 2016 251 million gallons
- 2013 356 million gallons
- 2015 216 million gallons
- 2016 229 million gallons
- 2013 281 million gallons
- 2015 190 million gallons
- 2016 187 million gallons
- 2013 258 million gallons
- 2015 163 million gallons
- 2016 141 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Lake Hemet Municipal Water District water use decreased by 37.42 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 53.670
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 33.589
- 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 Hemet Municipal Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions92 | Warnings Issued68 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions136 | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued120 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions66 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions92 | Warnings Issued68 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions115 | Warnings Issued98 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued146 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions197 | Warnings Issued179 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued170 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued105 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions75 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions110 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions72 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued76 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Capture tap water
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.