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 Oildale Mutual Water Company
- Water consumption in the Oildale Mutual Water Company increased 3.02 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.96 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 168 million gallons
- August 2014 147 million gallons
- August 2015 134 million gallons
- August 2016 138 million gallons
- August 2017 147 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 79.0% of water consumption in the Oildale Mutual Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.37 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 103.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 101.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 179 million gallons
- 2015 154 million gallons
- 2016 123 million gallons
- 2013 156 million gallons
- 2015 139 million gallons
- 2016 122 million gallons
- 2013 188 million gallons
- 2015 189 million gallons
- 2016 152 million gallons
- 2013 268 million gallons
- 2015 223 million gallons
- 2016 180 million gallons
- 2013 327 million gallons
- 2015 229 million gallons
- 2016 225 million gallons
- 2013 376 million gallons
- 2015 275 million gallons
- 2016 298 million gallons
- 2013 431 million gallons
- 2015 292 million gallons
- 2016 324 million gallons
- 2013 414 million gallons
- 2015 292 million gallons
- 2016 309 million gallons
- 2013 414 million gallons
- 2015 264 million gallons
- 2016 269 million gallons
- 2013 287 million gallons
- 2015 216 million gallons
- 2016 223 million gallons
- 2013 209 million gallons
- 2015 152 million gallons
- 2016 182 million gallons
- 2013 172 million gallons
- 2015 134 million gallons
- 2016 138 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Oildale Mutual Water Company water use decreased by 28.75 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.
- 47.686
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 33.978
- 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 Oildale Mutual Water Company 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions120 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued129 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions193 | Warnings Issued193 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions461 | Warnings Issued461 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions303 | Warnings Issued286 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | 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
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash only full loads
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
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.