Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Ceres

Water consumption in the City Of Ceres decreased 0.27 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 23.89 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 145 million gallons
  • August 2014 124 million gallons
  • August 2015 111 million gallons
  • August 2016 110 million gallons
  • August 2017 124 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 Ceres is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 0.18 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
56.10
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
56.20
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 127 million gallons
  • 2015 121 million gallons
  • 2016 108 million gallons
February
  • 2013 122 million gallons
  • 2015 116 million gallons
  • 2016 99 million gallons
March
  • 2013 154 million gallons
  • 2015 171 million gallons
  • 2016 114 million gallons
April
  • 2013 189 million gallons
  • 2015 188 million gallons
  • 2016 143 million gallons
May
  • 2013 268 million gallons
  • 2015 205 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
June
  • 2013 280 million gallons
  • 2015 229 million gallons
  • 2016 230 million gallons
July
  • 2013 313 million gallons
  • 2015 229 million gallons
  • 2016 246 million gallons
August
  • 2013 330 million gallons
  • 2015 225 million gallons
  • 2016 228 million gallons
September
  • 2013 252 million gallons
  • 2015 205 million gallons
  • 2016 204 million gallons
October
  • 2013 256 million gallons
  • 2015 182 million gallons
  • 2016 176 million gallons
November
  • 2013 161 million gallons
  • 2015 123 million gallons
  • 2016 125 million gallons
August
  • 2013 145 million gallons
  • 2015 111 million gallons
  • 2016 110 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Ceres water use decreased by 24.53 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
36.379
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
27.456
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 Ceres to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions55 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed10
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions71 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed23
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions55 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed31
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received45 Follow-up Actions112 Warnings Issued121 Penalties Assessed41
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received42 Follow-up Actions67 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed5
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued44 Penalties Assessed8
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions152 Warnings Issued55 Penalties Assessed10
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received62 Follow-up Actions167 Warnings Issued39 Penalties Assessed12
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions56 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed1
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions46 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received35 Follow-up Actions73 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed1
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions55 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed10
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions71 Warnings Issued33 Penalties Assessed23
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions55 Warnings Issued60 Penalties Assessed31
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received45 Follow-up Actions112 Warnings Issued121 Penalties Assessed41
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received58 Follow-up Actions83 Warnings Issued152 Penalties Assessed53
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received37 Follow-up Actions73 Warnings Issued253 Penalties Assessed67
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions115 Warnings Issued368 Penalties Assessed91
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received42 Follow-up Actions65 Warnings Issued203 Penalties Assessed42
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions25 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed20
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions24 Warnings Issued50 Penalties Assessed24
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions78 Warnings Issued182 Penalties Assessed53
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions175 Warnings Issued236 Penalties Assessed5
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions105 Warnings Issued241 Penalties Assessed1
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received31 Follow-up Actions113 Warnings Issued291 Penalties Assessed606
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received145 Follow-up Actions493 Warnings Issued409 Penalties Assessed154
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received70 Follow-up Actions218 Warnings Issued285 Penalties Assessed132
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received80 Follow-up Actions135 Warnings Issued471 Penalties Assessed328
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received92 Follow-up Actions122 Warnings Issued645 Penalties Assessed332
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received135 Follow-up Actions411 Warnings Issued312 Penalties Assessed47
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received53 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued69 Penalties Assessed14
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued103 Penalties Assessed3
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued103 Penalties Assessed2
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

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

Wash only full loads

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.

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