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 Ventura County Waterworks District No 1
- Water consumption in the Ventura County Waterworks District No 1 decreased 25.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 43.29 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 280 million gallons
- August 2014 120 million gallons
- August 2015 212 million gallons
- August 2016 159 million gallons
- August 2017 120 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 68.0% of water consumption in the Ventura County Waterworks District No 1 is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 10.13 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 90.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 100.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 202 million gallons
- 2015 189 million gallons
- 2016 122 million gallons
- 2013 199 million gallons
- 2015 179 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 264 million gallons
- 2015 241 million gallons
- 2016 167 million gallons
- 2013 314 million gallons
- 2015 284 million gallons
- 2016 215 million gallons
- 2013 314 million gallons
- 2015 335 million gallons
- 2016 255 million gallons
- 2013 403 million gallons
- 2015 296 million gallons
- 2016 302 million gallons
- 2013 434 million gallons
- 2015 283 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
- 2013 417 million gallons
- 2015 323 million gallons
- 2016 332 million gallons
- 2013 411 million gallons
- 2015 291 million gallons
- 2016 309 million gallons
- 2013 370 million gallons
- 2015 290 million gallons
- 2016 265 million gallons
- 2013 286 million gallons
- 2015 247 million gallons
- 2016 215 million gallons
- 2013 280 million gallons
- 2015 212 million gallons
- 2016 159 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Ventura County Waterworks District No 1 water use decreased by 27.33 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 55.416
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 40.270
- 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 Ventura County Waterworks District No 1 to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received250 | Follow-up Actions250 | Warnings Issued250 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received150 | Follow-up Actions149 | Warnings Issued149 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued74 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received137 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued137 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions59 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received107 | Follow-up Actions107 | Warnings Issued107 | Penalties Assessed33 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued144 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received272 | Follow-up Actions272 | Warnings Issued272 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | 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 Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.