Environment
Is California water use increasing?
Produced by Aaron Mendelson & Chris Keller | Updated Sept. 7, 2016
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October monthly water use by the City Of Corcoran
- Water consumption in the City Of Corcoran increased 53.12 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016. Overall, consumption in October has decreased 16.08 percent over the past five years.
- October 2013 185 million gallons
- October 2014 164 million gallons
- October 2015 131 million gallons
- October 2016 142 million gallons
- October 2017 218 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 Corcoran is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 53.12 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 246.93
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for October 2017
- 161.26
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for October 2016
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 121 million gallons
- 2015 98 million gallons
- 2016 88 million gallons
- 2013 111 million gallons
- 2015 91 million gallons
- 2016 89 million gallons
- 2013 145 million gallons
- 2015 128 million gallons
- 2016 101 million gallons
- 2013 190 million gallons
- 2015 139 million gallons
- 2016 129 million gallons
- 2013 225 million gallons
- 2015 151 million gallons
- 2016 163 million gallons
- 2013 258 million gallons
- 2015 173 million gallons
- 2016 187 million gallons
- 2013 279 million gallons
- 2015 179 million gallons
- 2016 198 million gallons
- 2013 259 million gallons
- 2015 178 million gallons
- 2016 189 million gallons
- 2013 219 million gallons
- 2015 163 million gallons
- 2016 168 million gallons
- 2013 259 million gallons
- 2015 131 million gallons
- 2016 142 million gallons
- 2013 145 million gallons
- 2015 96 million gallons
- 2016 102 million gallons
- 2013 122 million gallons
- 2015 95 million gallons
- 2016 93 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Corcoran water use decreased by 29.87 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.
- 31.625
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 22.178
- 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 Corcoran to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions49 | Warnings Issued49 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued1 | 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— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Repair leaks
Repair broken sprinklers
Take shorter showers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
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.