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 Olivenhain Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Olivenhain Municipal Water District decreased 8.68 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 28.19 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 418 million gallons
- August 2014 245 million gallons
- August 2015 317 million gallons
- August 2016 289 million gallons
- August 2017 245 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 78.0% of water consumption in the Olivenhain Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.28 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 90.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 99.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 313 million gallons
- 2015 333 million gallons
- 2016 241 million gallons
- 2013 305 million gallons
- 2015 398 million gallons
- 2016 337 million gallons
- 2013 459 million gallons
- 2015 494 million gallons
- 2016 363 million gallons
- 2013 539 million gallons
- 2015 555 million gallons
- 2016 411 million gallons
- 2013 649 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 461 million gallons
- 2013 716 million gallons
- 2015 482 million gallons
- 2016 533 million gallons
- 2013 737 million gallons
- 2015 444 million gallons
- 2016 636 million gallons
- 2013 723 million gallons
- 2015 538 million gallons
- 2016 659 million gallons
- 2013 705 million gallons
- 2015 490 million gallons
- 2016 562 million gallons
- 2013 588 million gallons
- 2015 441 million gallons
- 2016 556 million gallons
- 2013 426 million gallons
- 2015 380 million gallons
- 2016 434 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 317 million gallons
- 2016 289 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Olivenhain Municipal Water District water use decreased by 25.61 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 92.310
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 68.668
- 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 Olivenhain Municipal 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 Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received440 | Follow-up Actions423 | Warnings Issued375 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received552 | Follow-up Actions602 | Warnings Issued462 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received561 | Follow-up Actions399 | Warnings Issued370 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received397 | Follow-up Actions288 | Warnings Issued251 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received137 | Follow-up Actions179 | Warnings Issued133 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued12 | 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— |
| 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Plant California Friendly plants
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.