Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

August monthly water use by the Park Water Company

Water consumption in the Park Water Company decreased 1.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.51 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 298 million gallons
  • August 2014 268 million gallons
  • August 2015 227 million gallons
  • August 2016 225 million gallons
  • August 2017 268 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 69.0% of water consumption in the Park Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 3.86 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
39.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
41.40
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 266 million gallons
  • 2015 240 million gallons
  • 2016 168 million gallons
February
  • 2013 239 million gallons
  • 2015 229 million gallons
  • 2016 220 million gallons
March
  • 2013 267 million gallons
  • 2015 279 million gallons
  • 2016 230 million gallons
April
  • 2013 329 million gallons
  • 2015 267 million gallons
  • 2016 259 million gallons
May
  • 2013 336 million gallons
  • 2015 245 million gallons
  • 2016 259 million gallons
June
  • 2013 343 million gallons
  • 2015 287 million gallons
  • 2016 276 million gallons
July
  • 2013 343 million gallons
  • 2015 281 million gallons
  • 2016 291 million gallons
August
  • 2013 353 million gallons
  • 2015 286 million gallons
  • 2016 303 million gallons
September
  • 2013 359 million gallons
  • 2015 265 million gallons
  • 2016 274 million gallons
October
  • 2013 323 million gallons
  • 2015 254 million gallons
  • 2016 263 million gallons
November
  • 2013 260 million gallons
  • 2015 350 million gallons
  • 2016 237 million gallons
August
  • 2013 298 million gallons
  • 2015 227 million gallons
  • 2016 225 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

Park Water Company water use decreased by 21.31 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 8 percent reduction.
54.911
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
43.210
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 Park 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 Received2 Follow-up Actions2 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 Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received 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 Received2 Follow-up Actions2 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 Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued 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 Received Follow-up Actions 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 Received305 Follow-up Actions305 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed305
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions 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

Take shorter showers

Repair broken sprinklers

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

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.

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