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 San Juan Water District
- Water consumption in the San Juan Water District decreased 19.67 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 40.89 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 174 million gallons
- August 2014 99 million gallons
- August 2015 128 million gallons
- August 2016 103 million gallons
- August 2017 99 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 90.0% of water consumption in the San Juan Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 17.82 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 91.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 111.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 118 million gallons
- 2015 113 million gallons
- 2016 113 million gallons
- 2013 146 million gallons
- 2015 109 million gallons
- 2016 112 million gallons
- 2013 253 million gallons
- 2015 204 million gallons
- 2016 127 million gallons
- 2013 339 million gallons
- 2015 229 million gallons
- 2016 216 million gallons
- 2013 558 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 354 million gallons
- 2013 631 million gallons
- 2015 346 million gallons
- 2016 539 million gallons
- 2013 729 million gallons
- 2015 430 million gallons
- 2016 631 million gallons
- 2013 685 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 614 million gallons
- 2013 524 million gallons
- 2015 367 million gallons
- 2016 472 million gallons
- 2013 435 million gallons
- 2015 322 million gallons
- 2016 259 million gallons
- 2013 277 million gallons
- 2015 168 million gallons
- 2016 130 million gallons
- 2013 174 million gallons
- 2015 128 million gallons
- 2016 103 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- San Juan Water District water use decreased by 36.09 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 68.176
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 43.571
- 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 San Juan 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 Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received151 | Follow-up Actions199 | Warnings Issued172 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received248 | Follow-up Actions306 | Warnings Issued300 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received258 | Follow-up Actions457 | Warnings Issued344 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received444 | Follow-up Actions529 | Warnings Issued383 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received169 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash only full loads
Capture tap water
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.