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 Marin Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Marin Municipal Water District decreased 2.01 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.84 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 615 million gallons
- August 2014 459 million gallons
- August 2015 466 million gallons
- August 2016 456 million gallons
- August 2017 459 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the Marin Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 2.67 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 58.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 59.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 506 million gallons
- 2015 504 million gallons
- 2016 444 million gallons
- 2013 498 million gallons
- 2015 459 million gallons
- 2016 421 million gallons
- 2013 620 million gallons
- 2015 619 million gallons
- 2016 453 million gallons
- 2013 694 million gallons
- 2015 588 million gallons
- 2016 542 million gallons
- 2013 919 million gallons
- 2015 664 million gallons
- 2016 700 million gallons
- 2013 924 million gallons
- 2015 687 million gallons
- 2016 798 million gallons
- 2013 970 million gallons
- 2015 745 million gallons
- 2016 859 million gallons
- 2013 964 million gallons
- 2015 772 million gallons
- 2016 857 million gallons
- 2013 893 million gallons
- 2015 729 million gallons
- 2016 798 million gallons
- 2013 847 million gallons
- 2015 700 million gallons
- 2016 640 million gallons
- 2013 681 million gallons
- 2015 531 million gallons
- 2016 474 million gallons
- 2013 615 million gallons
- 2015 466 million gallons
- 2016 456 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Marin Municipal Water District water use decreased by 21.26 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 127.839
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 100.660
- 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 Marin 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 Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received87 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | 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
Take shorter showers
Repair broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
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.