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 Tahoe Public Utility District
- Water consumption in the North Tahoe Public Utility District decreased 13.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 26.46 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 29 million gallons
- August 2014 26 million gallons
- August 2015 25 million gallons
- August 2016 21 million gallons
- August 2017 26 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 72.0% of water consumption in the North Tahoe Public Utility District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 28.20 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 66.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 92.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 29 million gallons
- 2015 26 million gallons
- 2016 24 million gallons
- 2013 26 million gallons
- 2015 20 million gallons
- 2016 22 million gallons
- 2013 26 million gallons
- 2015 21 million gallons
- 2016 23 million gallons
- 2013 26 million gallons
- 2015 21 million gallons
- 2016 20 million gallons
- 2013 41 million gallons
- 2015 26 million gallons
- 2016 26 million gallons
- 2013 51 million gallons
- 2015 35 million gallons
- 2016 41 million gallons
- 2013 58 million gallons
- 2015 42 million gallons
- 2016 52 million gallons
- 2013 58 million gallons
- 2015 42 million gallons
- 2016 50 million gallons
- 2013 48 million gallons
- 2015 36 million gallons
- 2016 42 million gallons
- 2013 33 million gallons
- 2015 26 million gallons
- 2016 28 million gallons
- 2013 23 million gallons
- 2015 19 million gallons
- 2016 22 million gallons
- 2013 29 million gallons
- 2015 25 million gallons
- 2016 21 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- North Tahoe Public Utility District water use decreased by 24.45 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.
- 6.308
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 4.766
- 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 Tahoe Public Utility District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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 Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued1 | 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
Take shorter showers
Repair leaks
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.