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 Burbank
- Water consumption in the City Of Burbank decreased 0.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 21.28 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 459 million gallons
- August 2014 353 million gallons
- August 2015 364 million gallons
- August 2016 361 million gallons
- August 2017 353 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 75.0% of water consumption in the City Of Burbank is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 1.84 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 82.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 81.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 406 million gallons
- 2015 390 million gallons
- 2016 327 million gallons
- 2013 382 million gallons
- 2015 357 million gallons
- 2016 308 million gallons
- 2013 479 million gallons
- 2015 409 million gallons
- 2016 336 million gallons
- 2013 502 million gallons
- 2015 431 million gallons
- 2016 353 million gallons
- 2013 555 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 396 million gallons
- 2013 581 million gallons
- 2015 430 million gallons
- 2016 420 million gallons
- 2013 612 million gallons
- 2015 435 million gallons
- 2016 470 million gallons
- 2013 623 million gallons
- 2015 452 million gallons
- 2016 491 million gallons
- 2013 598 million gallons
- 2015 416 million gallons
- 2016 450 million gallons
- 2013 560 million gallons
- 2015 414 million gallons
- 2016 442 million gallons
- 2013 491 million gallons
- 2015 373 million gallons
- 2016 397 million gallons
- 2013 459 million gallons
- 2015 364 million gallons
- 2016 361 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Burbank water use decreased by 26.29 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 87.471
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 64.476
- 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 Burbank to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions93 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued106 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued33 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued44 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received45 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received56 | Follow-up Actions56 | Warnings Issued56 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received93 | Follow-up Actions93 | Warnings Issued93 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received106 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued106 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received125 | Follow-up Actions125 | Warnings Issued125 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received164 | Follow-up Actions164 | Warnings Issued164 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received300 | Follow-up Actions300 | Warnings Issued300 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received191 | Follow-up Actions191 | Warnings Issued191 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received139 | Follow-up Actions139 | Warnings Issued139 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received324 | Follow-up Actions324 | Warnings Issued324 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received161 | Follow-up Actions161 | Warnings Issued161 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received166 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued166 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received150 | Follow-up Actions150 | Warnings Issued150 | Penalties Assessed33 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received236 | Follow-up Actions236 | Warnings Issued236 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received315 | Follow-up Actions315 | Warnings Issued315 | Penalties Assessed71 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received847 | Follow-up Actions847 | Warnings Issued847 | Penalties Assessed38 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received954 | Follow-up Actions954 | Warnings Issued954 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received463 | Follow-up Actions463 | Warnings Issued463 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received215 | Follow-up Actions215 | Warnings Issued17 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received159 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received140 | Follow-up Actions140 | Warnings Issued12 | 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 broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
Plant California Friendly plants
Wash only full loads
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.