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 Valley Center Municipal Water District
- Water consumption in the Valley Center Municipal Water District decreased 15.15 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 55.26 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 579 million gallons
- August 2014 185 million gallons
- August 2015 91 million gallons
- August 2016 77 million gallons
- August 2017 185 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 28.0% of water consumption in the Valley Center Municipal Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.59 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 86.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 88.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 160 million gallons
- 2015 366 million gallons
- 2016 94 million gallons
- 2013 94 million gallons
- 2015 502 million gallons
- 2016 115 million gallons
- 2013 181 million gallons
- 2015 601 million gallons
- 2016 115 million gallons
- 2013 211 million gallons
- 2015 722 million gallons
- 2016 130 million gallons
- 2013 267 million gallons
- 2015 457 million gallons
- 2016 153 million gallons
- 2013 306 million gallons
- 2015 193 million gallons
- 2016 222 million gallons
- 2013 322 million gallons
- 2015 167 million gallons
- 2016 250 million gallons
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 231 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 333 million gallons
- 2015 169 million gallons
- 2016 225 million gallons
- 2013 236 million gallons
- 2015 199 million gallons
- 2016 203 million gallons
- 2013 182 million gallons
- 2015 136 million gallons
- 2016 150 million gallons
- 2013 173 million gallons
- 2015 91 million gallons
- 2016 77 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Valley Center Municipal Water District water use decreased by 36.24 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 39.341
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 25.082
- 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 Valley Center Municipal Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | 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 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 Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received516 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued226 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1201 | Follow-up Actions754 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions14 | 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 Days2 | 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
Wash only full loads
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Repair leaks
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.