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 California Water Service Company Visalia
- Water consumption in the California Water Service Company Visalia increased 11.96 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.21 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 563 million gallons
- August 2014 450 million gallons
- August 2015 406 million gallons
- August 2016 455 million gallons
- August 2017 450 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 70.0% of water consumption in the California Water Service Company Visalia is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 9.02 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 66.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 464 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 383 million gallons
- 2013 456 million gallons
- 2015 390 million gallons
- 2016 355 million gallons
- 2013 643 million gallons
- 2015 582 million gallons
- 2016 434 million gallons
- 2013 862 million gallons
- 2015 638 million gallons
- 2016 616 million gallons
- 2013 1084 million gallons
- 2015 803 million gallons
- 2016 803 million gallons
- 2013 1229 million gallons
- 2015 919 million gallons
- 2016 946 million gallons
- 2013 1300 million gallons
- 2015 933 million gallons
- 2016 1059 million gallons
- 2013 1245 million gallons
- 2015 938 million gallons
- 2016 1046 million gallons
- 2013 1105 million gallons
- 2015 866 million gallons
- 2016 923 million gallons
- 2013 956 million gallons
- 2015 720 million gallons
- 2016 808 million gallons
- 2013 715 million gallons
- 2015 475 million gallons
- 2016 582 million gallons
- 2013 563 million gallons
- 2015 406 million gallons
- 2016 455 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- California Water Service Company Visalia water use decreased by 26.12 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.
- 148.719
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 109.875
- 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 California Water Service Company Visalia to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received97 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions94 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received271 | Follow-up Actions272 | Warnings Issued272 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions66 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received130 | Follow-up Actions130 | Warnings Issued130 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received128 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued128 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received99 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued99 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued50 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions66 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued10 | 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
Take shorter showers
Repair broken sprinklers
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.