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 Valencia Water Company
- Water consumption in the Valencia Water Company decreased 9.63 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.11 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 584 million gallons
- August 2014 336 million gallons
- August 2015 484 million gallons
- August 2016 437 million gallons
- August 2017 336 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 50.0% of water consumption in the Valencia Water Company is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 6.25 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 73.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 68.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 503 million gallons
- 2015 448 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
- 2013 484 million gallons
- 2015 452 million gallons
- 2016 427 million gallons
- 2013 676 million gallons
- 2015 576 million gallons
- 2016 468 million gallons
- 2013 820 million gallons
- 2015 716 million gallons
- 2016 547 million gallons
- 2013 986 million gallons
- 2015 669 million gallons
- 2016 683 million gallons
- 2013 1107 million gallons
- 2015 744 million gallons
- 2016 811 million gallons
- 2013 1223 million gallons
- 2015 728 million gallons
- 2016 951 million gallons
- 2013 1207 million gallons
- 2015 774 million gallons
- 2016 1002 million gallons
- 2013 1101 million gallons
- 2015 682 million gallons
- 2016 868 million gallons
- 2013 938 million gallons
- 2015 683 million gallons
- 2016 745 million gallons
- 2013 670 million gallons
- 2015 597 million gallons
- 2016 574 million gallons
- 2013 584 million gallons
- 2015 484 million gallons
- 2016 437 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Valencia Water Company water use decreased by 30.24 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 144.192
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 100.583
- 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 Valencia Water Company to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions40 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions57 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received119 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received190 | Follow-up Actions194 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received160 | Follow-up Actions434 | Warnings Issued274 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received82 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued— | 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Wash only full loads
Plant California Friendly plants
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.