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 Padre Dam Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Padre Dam Municipal Water District decreased 3.62 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.40 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 238 million gallons
- August 2014 188 million gallons
- August 2015 194 million gallons
- August 2016 187 million gallons
- August 2017 188 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 80.0% of water consumption in the Padre Dam Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 54.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 54.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 212 million gallons
- 2015 196 million gallons
- 2016 178 million gallons
- 2013 193 million gallons
- 2015 217 million gallons
- 2016 194 million gallons
- 2013 252 million gallons
- 2015 261 million gallons
- 2016 206 million gallons
- 2013 316 million gallons
- 2015 281 million gallons
- 2016 227 million gallons
- 2013 357 million gallons
- 2015 228 million gallons
- 2016 241 million gallons
- 2013 381 million gallons
- 2015 273 million gallons
- 2016 291 million gallons
- 2013 424 million gallons
- 2015 256 million gallons
- 2016 337 million gallons
- 2013 419 million gallons
- 2015 294 million gallons
- 2016 345 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 263 million gallons
- 2016 289 million gallons
- 2013 328 million gallons
- 2015 255 million gallons
- 2016 286 million gallons
- 2013 266 million gallons
- 2015 208 million gallons
- 2016 252 million gallons
- 2013 238 million gallons
- 2015 194 million gallons
- 2016 187 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Padre Dam Municipal Water District water use decreased by 26.38 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 53.026
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 39.036
- 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 Padre Dam 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | 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 Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued156 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued127 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions155 | Warnings Issued155 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued149 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions413 | Warnings Issued413 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions644 | Warnings Issued643 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions652 | Warnings Issued651 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions962 | Warnings Issued959 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions943 | Warnings Issued943 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions615 | Warnings Issued615 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions538 | Warnings Issued163 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions607 | Warnings Issued603 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions615 | Warnings Issued312 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Plant California Friendly plants
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
Capture tap water
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.