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 Moulton Niguel Water District
- Water consumption in the Moulton Niguel Water District decreased 7.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 16.02 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 609 million gallons
- August 2014 486 million gallons
- August 2015 550 million gallons
- August 2016 511 million gallons
- August 2017 486 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the Moulton Niguel Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.53 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 71.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 583 million gallons
- 2015 540 million gallons
- 2016 470 million gallons
- 2013 589 million gallons
- 2015 554 million gallons
- 2016 504 million gallons
- 2013 659 million gallons
- 2015 680 million gallons
- 2016 540 million gallons
- 2013 795 million gallons
- 2015 736 million gallons
- 2016 620 million gallons
- 2013 890 million gallons
- 2015 642 million gallons
- 2016 694 million gallons
- 2013 921 million gallons
- 2015 717 million gallons
- 2016 741 million gallons
- 2013 983 million gallons
- 2015 723 million gallons
- 2016 830 million gallons
- 2013 978 million gallons
- 2015 766 million gallons
- 2016 837 million gallons
- 2013 952 million gallons
- 2015 703 million gallons
- 2016 772 million gallons
- 2013 827 million gallons
- 2015 684 million gallons
- 2016 696 million gallons
- 2013 694 million gallons
- 2015 637 million gallons
- 2016 623 million gallons
- 2013 609 million gallons
- 2015 550 million gallons
- 2016 511 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Moulton Niguel Water District water use decreased by 19.77 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 132.724
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 106.479
- 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 Moulton Niguel 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 Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | 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
Capture tap water
Repair broken sprinklers
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Plant California Friendly plants
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.