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 Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company
- Water consumption in the Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company decreased 2.08 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 23.04 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 86 million gallons
- August 2014 72 million gallons
- August 2015 67 million gallons
- August 2016 66 million gallons
- August 2017 72 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 72.0% of water consumption in the Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.74 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 170.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 179.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 82 million gallons
- 2015 79 million gallons
- 2016 53 million gallons
- 2013 77 million gallons
- 2015 75 million gallons
- 2016 57 million gallons
- 2013 101 million gallons
- 2015 75 million gallons
- 2016 72 million gallons
- 2013 127 million gallons
- 2015 113 million gallons
- 2016 80 million gallons
- 2013 152 million gallons
- 2015 114 million gallons
- 2016 95 million gallons
- 2013 154 million gallons
- 2015 104 million gallons
- 2016 108 million gallons
- 2013 161 million gallons
- 2015 101 million gallons
- 2016 127 million gallons
- 2013 147 million gallons
- 2015 102 million gallons
- 2016 125 million gallons
- 2013 120 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 104 million gallons
- 2013 125 million gallons
- 2015 81 million gallons
- 2016 96 million gallons
- 2013 140 million gallons
- 2015 78 million gallons
- 2016 82 million gallons
- 2013 86 million gallons
- 2015 67 million gallons
- 2016 66 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company water use decreased by 31.56 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 20.136
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 13.781
- 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 Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions75 | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed33 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received190 | Follow-up Actions190 | Warnings Issued190 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received260 | Follow-up Actions260 | Warnings Issued260 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received273 | Follow-up Actions273 | Warnings Issued273 | Penalties Assessed28 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued85 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | 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 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— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
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.