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 City Of Arcadia
- Water consumption in the City Of Arcadia decreased 7.82 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.38 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 361 million gallons
- August 2014 270 million gallons
- August 2015 304 million gallons
- August 2016 280 million gallons
- August 2017 270 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 85.0% of water consumption in the City Of Arcadia is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 1.76 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 133.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 131.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 306 million gallons
- 2015 309 million gallons
- 2016 240 million gallons
- 2013 299 million gallons
- 2015 317 million gallons
- 2016 259 million gallons
- 2013 408 million gallons
- 2015 383 million gallons
- 2016 269 million gallons
- 2013 448 million gallons
- 2015 382 million gallons
- 2016 298 million gallons
- 2013 490 million gallons
- 2015 358 million gallons
- 2016 322 million gallons
- 2013 553 million gallons
- 2015 401 million gallons
- 2016 402 million gallons
- 2013 591 million gallons
- 2015 409 million gallons
- 2016 456 million gallons
- 2013 591 million gallons
- 2015 439 million gallons
- 2016 471 million gallons
- 2013 600 million gallons
- 2015 399 million gallons
- 2016 441 million gallons
- 2013 520 million gallons
- 2015 362 million gallons
- 2016 412 million gallons
- 2013 413 million gallons
- 2015 317 million gallons
- 2016 348 million gallons
- 2013 361 million gallons
- 2015 304 million gallons
- 2016 280 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Arcadia water use decreased by 28.25 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.
- 78.419
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 56.263
- 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 City Of Arcadia 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 Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions93 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions63 | Warnings Issued63 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed14 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed17 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions89 | Warnings Issued89 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions82 | Warnings Issued82 | Penalties Assessed36 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received63 | Follow-up Actions62 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed30 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions96 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received85 | Follow-up Actions85 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed19 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received143 | Follow-up Actions143 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received90 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued90 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received84 | Follow-up Actions84 | Warnings Issued84 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | 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 only full loads
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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.