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 Sunny Slope Water Company
- Water consumption in the Sunny Slope Water Company decreased 2.96 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.88 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 96 million gallons
- August 2014 76 million gallons
- August 2015 77 million gallons
- August 2016 74 million gallons
- August 2017 76 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 85.0% of water consumption in the Sunny Slope Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 2.06 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 66.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 67.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 90 million gallons
- 2015 82 million gallons
- 2016 69 million gallons
- 2013 81 million gallons
- 2015 78 million gallons
- 2016 69 million gallons
- 2013 102 million gallons
- 2015 94 million gallons
- 2016 73 million gallons
- 2013 110 million gallons
- 2015 90 million gallons
- 2016 79 million gallons
- 2013 119 million gallons
- 2015 85 million gallons
- 2016 87 million gallons
- 2013 129 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 138 million gallons
- 2015 97 million gallons
- 2016 110 million gallons
- 2013 140 million gallons
- 2015 101 million gallons
- 2016 112 million gallons
- 2013 134 million gallons
- 2015 92 million gallons
- 2016 104 million gallons
- 2013 122 million gallons
- 2015 84 million gallons
- 2016 98 million gallons
- 2013 106 million gallons
- 2015 83 million gallons
- 2016 85 million gallons
- 2013 96 million gallons
- 2015 77 million gallons
- 2016 74 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Sunny Slope Water Company water use decreased by 26.53 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 19.125
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 14.052
- 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 Sunny Slope Water Company to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued68 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued32 | 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
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.