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 Citrus Heights Water District
- Water consumption in the Citrus Heights Water District decreased 0.19 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.96 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 228 million gallons
- August 2014 183 million gallons
- August 2015 169 million gallons
- August 2016 169 million gallons
- August 2017 183 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 95.0% of water consumption in the Citrus Heights Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 3.24 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 79.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 77.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 196 million gallons
- 2015 186 million gallons
- 2016 176 million gallons
- 2013 197 million gallons
- 2015 167 million gallons
- 2016 153 million gallons
- 2013 267 million gallons
- 2015 237 million gallons
- 2016 169 million gallons
- 2013 336 million gallons
- 2015 248 million gallons
- 2016 221 million gallons
- 2013 522 million gallons
- 2015 283 million gallons
- 2016 319 million gallons
- 2013 592 million gallons
- 2015 347 million gallons
- 2016 438 million gallons
- 2013 671 million gallons
- 2015 386 million gallons
- 2016 503 million gallons
- 2013 627 million gallons
- 2015 387 million gallons
- 2016 515 million gallons
- 2013 492 million gallons
- 2015 349 million gallons
- 2016 410 million gallons
- 2013 423 million gallons
- 2015 299 million gallons
- 2016 274 million gallons
- 2013 297 million gallons
- 2015 175 million gallons
- 2016 183 million gallons
- 2013 228 million gallons
- 2015 169 million gallons
- 2016 169 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Citrus Heights Water District water use decreased by 34.94 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 32 percent reduction.
- 67.786
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 44.101
- 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 Citrus Heights Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received105 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued35 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions43 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued21 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received105 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued65 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions71 | Warnings Issued71 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions55 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received87 | Follow-up Actions87 | Warnings Issued58 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued22 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received175 | Follow-up Actions131 | Warnings Issued84 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received209 | Follow-up Actions163 | Warnings Issued163 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received168 | Follow-up Actions157 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received238 | Follow-up Actions184 | Warnings Issued101 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received243 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued111 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received227 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | 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
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Repair broken sprinklers
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Take shorter showers
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.