Environment

Is California water use increasing?

Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016

July monthly water use by the Winton Water Sanitary District

Water consumption in the Winton Water Sanitary District increased 15.10 percent in July 2016 compared to July 2015. Overall, consumption in July has decreased 20.09 percent over the past four years.
  • July 2013 76 million gallons
  • July 2014 68 million gallons
  • July 2015 53 million gallons
  • July 2016 61 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 87.0% of water consumption in the Winton Water Sanitary District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 25.17 percent in July 2016 compared to July 2015, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
200.97
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for July 2016
160.56
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for July 2015

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 27 million gallons
  • 2015 27 million gallons
  • 2016 24 million gallons
February
  • 2013 27 million gallons
  • 2015 24 million gallons
  • 2016 24 million gallons
March
  • 2013 39 million gallons
  • 2015 33 million gallons
  • 2016 27 million gallons
April
  • 2013 46 million gallons
  • 2015 37 million gallons
  • 2016 32 million gallons
May
  • 2013 61 million gallons
  • 2015 44 million gallons
  • 2016 46 million gallons
June
  • 2013 68 million gallons
  • 2015 52 million gallons
  • 2016 55 million gallons
July
  • 2013 76 million gallons
  • 2015 53 million gallons
  • 2016 61 million gallons
August
  • 2013 67 million gallons
  • 2015 52 million gallons
  • 2016 data not yet available
September
  • 2013 55 million gallons
  • 2015 46 million gallons
  • 2016 data not yet available
October
  • 2013 45 million gallons
  • 2015 33 million gallons
  • 2016 data not yet available
November
  • 2013 34 million gallons
  • 2015 27 million gallons
  • 2016 data not yet available
August
  • 2013 30 million gallons
  • 2015 26 million gallons
  • 2016 data not yet available

Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

Winton Water Sanitary District water use decreased by 23.33 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
574.86
million gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
440.75
million 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 Winton Water Sanitary District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints 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

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Plant California Friendly plants

Repair broken sprinklers

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.

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