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 Suburban Water Systems Whittier La Mirada
- Water consumption in the Suburban Water Systems Whittier La Mirada decreased 6.71 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.19 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 476 million gallons
- August 2014 358 million gallons
- August 2015 413 million gallons
- August 2016 385 million gallons
- August 2017 358 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 73.0% of water consumption in the Suburban Water Systems Whittier La Mirada is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.01 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 78.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 82.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 417 million gallons
- 2015 414 million gallons
- 2016 348 million gallons
- 2013 400 million gallons
- 2015 409 million gallons
- 2016 379 million gallons
- 2013 533 million gallons
- 2015 518 million gallons
- 2016 402 million gallons
- 2013 615 million gallons
- 2015 554 million gallons
- 2016 481 million gallons
- 2013 693 million gallons
- 2015 507 million gallons
- 2016 518 million gallons
- 2013 733 million gallons
- 2015 541 million gallons
- 2016 570 million gallons
- 2013 780 million gallons
- 2015 557 million gallons
- 2016 650 million gallons
- 2013 790 million gallons
- 2015 603 million gallons
- 2016 647 million gallons
- 2013 763 million gallons
- 2015 533 million gallons
- 2016 596 million gallons
- 2013 675 million gallons
- 2015 493 million gallons
- 2016 540 million gallons
- 2013 552 million gallons
- 2015 463 million gallons
- 2016 464 million gallons
- 2013 476 million gallons
- 2015 413 million gallons
- 2016 385 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Suburban Water Systems Whittier La Mirada water use decreased by 22.95 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 104.110
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 80.218
- 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 Suburban Water Systems Whittier La Mirada to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | 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 Received7 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received110 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received75 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued72 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received86 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received137 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued131 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received101 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued85 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received153 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued135 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received109 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.