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 Mesa Water District
- Water consumption in the Mesa Water District increased 2.47 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.01 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 407 million gallons
- August 2014 333 million gallons
- August 2015 342 million gallons
- August 2016 350 million gallons
- August 2017 333 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the Mesa Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 5.19 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 66.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 63.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 498 million gallons
- 2015 385 million gallons
- 2016 299 million gallons
- 2013 390 million gallons
- 2015 365 million gallons
- 2016 293 million gallons
- 2013 532 million gallons
- 2015 469 million gallons
- 2016 361 million gallons
- 2013 493 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 391 million gallons
- 2013 545 million gallons
- 2015 431 million gallons
- 2016 432 million gallons
- 2013 555 million gallons
- 2015 410 million gallons
- 2016 450 million gallons
- 2013 573 million gallons
- 2015 434 million gallons
- 2016 514 million gallons
- 2013 593 million gallons
- 2015 441 million gallons
- 2016 519 million gallons
- 2013 501 million gallons
- 2015 412 million gallons
- 2016 483 million gallons
- 2013 446 million gallons
- 2015 412 million gallons
- 2016 440 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 381 million gallons
- 2016 391 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 342 million gallons
- 2016 350 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Mesa Water District water use decreased by 22.32 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 83.069
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 64.531
- 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 Mesa Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued132 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued473 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received48 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued932 | Penalties Assessed62 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued618 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued408 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued637 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued309 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued307 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received130 | Follow-up Actions130 | Warnings Issued423 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued1287 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued302 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued23 | 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 only full loads
Repair leaks
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.