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 North Marin Water District
- Water consumption in the North Marin Water District increased 21.40 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 3.21 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 182 million gallons
- August 2014 159 million gallons
- August 2015 145 million gallons
- August 2016 176 million gallons
- August 2017 159 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 82.0% of water consumption in the North Marin Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 21.41 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 76.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 62.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 151 million gallons
- 2015 130 million gallons
- 2016 130 million gallons
- 2013 148 million gallons
- 2015 137 million gallons
- 2016 107 million gallons
- 2013 211 million gallons
- 2015 195 million gallons
- 2016 149 million gallons
- 2013 240 million gallons
- 2015 200 million gallons
- 2016 152 million gallons
- 2013 346 million gallons
- 2015 176 million gallons
- 2016 200 million gallons
- 2013 357 million gallons
- 2015 253 million gallons
- 2016 325 million gallons
- 2013 385 million gallons
- 2015 227 million gallons
- 2016 314 million gallons
- 2013 360 million gallons
- 2015 235 million gallons
- 2016 314 million gallons
- 2013 332 million gallons
- 2015 210 million gallons
- 2016 291 million gallons
- 2013 313 million gallons
- 2015 299 million gallons
- 2016 282 million gallons
- 2013 229 million gallons
- 2015 145 million gallons
- 2016 134 million gallons
- 2013 182 million gallons
- 2015 145 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- North Marin Water District water use decreased by 30.88 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 45.556
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 31.489
- 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 North Marin 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 Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions107 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Repair leaks
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.