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 Clovis
- Water consumption in the City Of Clovis increased 11.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 18.95 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 408 million gallons
- August 2014 329 million gallons
- August 2015 296 million gallons
- August 2016 331 million gallons
- August 2017 329 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 76.0% of water consumption in the City Of Clovis is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 10.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 66.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 324 million gallons
- 2015 337 million gallons
- 2016 272 million gallons
- 2013 323 million gallons
- 2015 300 million gallons
- 2016 264 million gallons
- 2013 489 million gallons
- 2015 511 million gallons
- 2016 315 million gallons
- 2013 701 million gallons
- 2015 588 million gallons
- 2016 457 million gallons
- 2013 947 million gallons
- 2015 599 million gallons
- 2016 613 million gallons
- 2013 1107 million gallons
- 2015 742 million gallons
- 2016 809 million gallons
- 2013 1174 million gallons
- 2015 748 million gallons
- 2016 948 million gallons
- 2013 1147 million gallons
- 2015 774 million gallons
- 2016 953 million gallons
- 2013 944 million gallons
- 2015 683 million gallons
- 2016 816 million gallons
- 2013 767 million gallons
- 2015 588 million gallons
- 2016 665 million gallons
- 2013 546 million gallons
- 2015 349 million gallons
- 2016 427 million gallons
- 2013 408 million gallons
- 2015 296 million gallons
- 2016 331 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Clovis water use decreased by 30.98 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.
- 123.773
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 85.427
- 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 Clovis to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received185 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued185 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued42 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued67 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued91 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received185 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued185 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued43 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received98 | Follow-up Actions98 | Warnings Issued94 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued64 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received54 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued46 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received70 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued63 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received128 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued118 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received266 | Follow-up Actions266 | Warnings Issued266 | Penalties Assessed6869 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received372 | Follow-up Actions372 | Warnings Issued331 | Penalties Assessed5318 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received186 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued164 | Penalties Assessed6482 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received532 | Follow-up Actions532 | Warnings Issued499 | Penalties Assessed5008 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received253 | Follow-up Actions253 | Warnings Issued241 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received191 | Follow-up Actions191 | Warnings Issued191 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Repair leaks
Capture tap water
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.