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 Walnut Valley Water District
- Water consumption in the Walnut Valley Water District decreased 2.62 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.54 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 457 million gallons
- August 2014 335 million gallons
- August 2015 377 million gallons
- August 2016 367 million gallons
- August 2017 335 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 84.0% of water consumption in the Walnut Valley Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 87.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 92.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 377 million gallons
- 2015 390 million gallons
- 2016 325 million gallons
- 2013 366 million gallons
- 2015 391 million gallons
- 2016 335 million gallons
- 2013 487 million gallons
- 2015 466 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
- 2013 554 million gallons
- 2015 481 million gallons
- 2016 399 million gallons
- 2013 620 million gallons
- 2015 443 million gallons
- 2016 444 million gallons
- 2013 678 million gallons
- 2015 484 million gallons
- 2016 524 million gallons
- 2013 700 million gallons
- 2015 498 million gallons
- 2016 597 million gallons
- 2013 752 million gallons
- 2015 527 million gallons
- 2016 598 million gallons
- 2013 672 million gallons
- 2015 465 million gallons
- 2016 571 million gallons
- 2013 605 million gallons
- 2015 466 million gallons
- 2016 501 million gallons
- 2013 457 million gallons
- 2015 423 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
- 2013 457 million gallons
- 2015 377 million gallons
- 2016 367 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Walnut Valley Water District water use decreased by 24.63 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
- 94.933
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 71.546
- 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 Walnut Valley Water District 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 Actions145 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions110 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions165 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions100 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions117 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions137 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions145 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions145 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions114 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions165 | Warnings Issued79 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions111 | Warnings Issued76 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions174 | Warnings Issued63 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued97 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions141 | Warnings Issued83 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions180 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions162 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions113 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued114 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued129 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued184 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received43 | Follow-up Actions86 | Warnings Issued174 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | 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
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Capture tap water
Wash only full loads
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.