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 Santa Fe Irrigation District
- Water consumption in the Santa Fe Irrigation District increased 4.97 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 28.76 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 223 million gallons
- August 2014 126 million gallons
- August 2015 145 million gallons
- August 2016 152 million gallons
- August 2017 126 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 84.0% of water consumption in the Santa Fe Irrigation District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 2.13 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 210.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 206.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 170 million gallons
- 2015 165 million gallons
- 2016 118 million gallons
- 2013 169 million gallons
- 2015 223 million gallons
- 2016 164 million gallons
- 2013 258 million gallons
- 2015 268 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
- 2013 277 million gallons
- 2015 302 million gallons
- 2016 211 million gallons
- 2013 378 million gallons
- 2015 219 million gallons
- 2016 240 million gallons
- 2013 420 million gallons
- 2015 263 million gallons
- 2016 301 million gallons
- 2013 437 million gallons
- 2015 229 million gallons
- 2016 368 million gallons
- 2013 442 million gallons
- 2015 271 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
- 2013 395 million gallons
- 2015 245 million gallons
- 2016 321 million gallons
- 2013 311 million gallons
- 2015 222 million gallons
- 2016 307 million gallons
- 2013 220 million gallons
- 2015 191 million gallons
- 2016 229 million gallons
- 2013 213 million gallons
- 2015 145 million gallons
- 2016 152 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Santa Fe Irrigation District water use decreased by 32.01 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 50.954
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 34.646
- 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 Santa Fe Irrigation 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 Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days— | 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 Days— | 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 Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued78 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received109 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued26 | 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
Capture tap water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.