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 Mission Springs Water District
- Water consumption in the Mission Springs Water District increased 3.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 17.69 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 206 million gallons
- August 2014 193 million gallons
- August 2015 164 million gallons
- August 2016 170 million gallons
- August 2017 193 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the Mission Springs Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 3.61 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 94.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 91.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 198 million gallons
- 2015 172 million gallons
- 2016 140 million gallons
- 2013 186 million gallons
- 2015 164 million gallons
- 2016 152 million gallons
- 2013 182 million gallons
- 2015 167 million gallons
- 2016 167 million gallons
- 2013 243 million gallons
- 2015 203 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
- 2013 256 million gallons
- 2015 192 million gallons
- 2016 196 million gallons
- 2013 254 million gallons
- 2015 230 million gallons
- 2016 224 million gallons
- 2013 307 million gallons
- 2015 215 million gallons
- 2016 233 million gallons
- 2013 270 million gallons
- 2015 230 million gallons
- 2016 data not yet available
- 2013 265 million gallons
- 2015 214 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 233 million gallons
- 2015 188 million gallons
- 2016 221 million gallons
- 2013 181 million gallons
- 2015 190 million gallons
- 2016 196 million gallons
- 2013 206 million gallons
- 2015 164 million gallons
- 2016 170 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Mission Springs Water District water use decreased by 18.88 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 38.835
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 31.502
- 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 Mission Springs 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| 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 Days7 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Take shorter showers
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.