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Is California water use increasing?
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August monthly water use by the Ventura County Waterworks District No 8
- Water consumption in the Ventura County Waterworks District No 8 decreased 10.47 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 34.53 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 513 million gallons
- August 2014 281 million gallons
- August 2015 375 million gallons
- August 2016 336 million gallons
- August 2017 281 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 66.0% of water consumption in the Ventura County Waterworks District No 8 is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 10.56 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 78.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 88.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 398 million gallons
- 2015 388 million gallons
- 2016 257 million gallons
- 2013 378 million gallons
- 2015 363 million gallons
- 2016 326 million gallons
- 2013 502 million gallons
- 2015 461 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 575 million gallons
- 2015 502 million gallons
- 2016 411 million gallons
- 2013 678 million gallons
- 2015 468 million gallons
- 2016 483 million gallons
- 2013 723 million gallons
- 2015 514 million gallons
- 2016 551 million gallons
- 2013 768 million gallons
- 2015 510 million gallons
- 2016 602 million gallons
- 2013 752 million gallons
- 2015 550 million gallons
- 2016 622 million gallons
- 2013 716 million gallons
- 2015 481 million gallons
- 2016 566 million gallons
- 2013 659 million gallons
- 2015 500 million gallons
- 2016 520 million gallons
- 2013 517 million gallons
- 2015 421 million gallons
- 2016 408 million gallons
- 2013 513 million gallons
- 2015 375 million gallons
- 2016 336 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 8 water use decreased by 28.16 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
- 100.512
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 72.212
- 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 8 to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions214 | Warnings Issued204 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions261 | Warnings Issued252 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions400 | Warnings Issued393 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued20 | 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
Wash only full loads
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Capture tap water
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.