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 Orange Vale Water Company
- Water consumption in the Orange Vale Water Company decreased 3.89 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 38.85 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 70 million gallons
- August 2014 50 million gallons
- August 2015 44 million gallons
- August 2016 43 million gallons
- August 2017 50 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 88.0% of water consumption in the Orange Vale Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 20.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 90.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 53 million gallons
- 2015 52 million gallons
- 2016 42 million gallons
- 2013 54 million gallons
- 2015 47 million gallons
- 2016 38 million gallons
- 2013 131 million gallons
- 2015 75 million gallons
- 2016 44 million gallons
- 2013 104 million gallons
- 2015 79 million gallons
- 2016 65 million gallons
- 2013 182 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 102 million gallons
- 2013 207 million gallons
- 2015 122 million gallons
- 2016 152 million gallons
- 2013 240 million gallons
- 2015 138 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
- 2013 223 million gallons
- 2015 139 million gallons
- 2016 169 million gallons
- 2013 170 million gallons
- 2015 123 million gallons
- 2016 143 million gallons
- 2013 145 million gallons
- 2015 97 million gallons
- 2016 86 million gallons
- 2013 96 million gallons
- 2015 53 million gallons
- 2016 49 million gallons
- 2013 70 million gallons
- 2015 44 million gallons
- 2016 43 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Orange Vale Water Company water use decreased by 40.29 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 23.638
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 14.114
- 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 Orange Vale 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 Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued166 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued27 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days7 | 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
Repair leaks
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Repair broken sprinklers
Wash only full loads
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.