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 South Tahoe Public Utilities District
- Water consumption in the South Tahoe Public Utilities District increased 4.91 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 10.20 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 144 million gallons
- August 2014 117 million gallons
- August 2015 124 million gallons
- August 2016 130 million gallons
- August 2017 117 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 42.0% of water consumption in the South Tahoe Public Utilities District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.74 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 53.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 50.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 138 million gallons
- 2015 129 million gallons
- 2016 104 million gallons
- 2013 107 million gallons
- 2015 99 million gallons
- 2016 89 million gallons
- 2013 104 million gallons
- 2015 98 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 114 million gallons
- 2015 102 million gallons
- 2016 91 million gallons
- 2013 198 million gallons
- 2015 129 million gallons
- 2016 126 million gallons
- 2013 240 million gallons
- 2015 181 million gallons
- 2016 209 million gallons
- 2013 285 million gallons
- 2015 206 million gallons
- 2016 263 million gallons
- 2013 273 million gallons
- 2015 215 million gallons
- 2016 257 million gallons
- 2013 224 million gallons
- 2015 188 million gallons
- 2016 205 million gallons
- 2013 140 million gallons
- 2015 130 million gallons
- 2016 120 million gallons
- 2013 99 million gallons
- 2015 102 million gallons
- 2016 96 million gallons
- 2013 144 million gallons
- 2015 124 million gallons
- 2016 130 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- South Tahoe Public Utilities District water use decreased by 19.55 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 28.781
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 23.154
- 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 South Tahoe Public Utilities District 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued47 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued54 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | 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 Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued77 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | 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 Days3 | 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
Repair leaks
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash only full loads
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.