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 Glendale
- Water consumption in the City Of Glendale decreased 4.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.73 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 686 million gallons
- August 2014 556 million gallons
- August 2015 575 million gallons
- August 2016 546 million gallons
- August 2017 556 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 79.0% of water consumption in the City Of Glendale is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 7.75 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.30
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 67.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 612 million gallons
- 2015 613 million gallons
- 2016 514 million gallons
- 2013 586 million gallons
- 2015 563 million gallons
- 2016 513 million gallons
- 2013 685 million gallons
- 2015 653 million gallons
- 2016 524 million gallons
- 2013 716 million gallons
- 2015 650 million gallons
- 2016 567 million gallons
- 2013 798 million gallons
- 2015 613 million gallons
- 2016 610 million gallons
- 2013 826 million gallons
- 2015 625 million gallons
- 2016 650 million gallons
- 2013 866 million gallons
- 2015 628 million gallons
- 2016 713 million gallons
- 2013 895 million gallons
- 2015 679 million gallons
- 2016 724 million gallons
- 2013 835 million gallons
- 2015 630 million gallons
- 2016 669 million gallons
- 2013 812 million gallons
- 2015 613 million gallons
- 2016 652 million gallons
- 2013 710 million gallons
- 2015 594 million gallons
- 2016 587 million gallons
- 2013 684 million gallons
- 2015 575 million gallons
- 2016 546 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Glendale water use decreased by 21.64 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 20 percent reduction.
- 126.363
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 99.012
- 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 Glendale to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions1112 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions615 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions626 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions806 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions1569 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions304 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions795 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions1148 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions1259 | Warnings Issued39 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions948 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions788 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions841 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions1112 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions615 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions626 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions806 | Warnings Issued55 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions875 | Warnings Issued88 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received87 | Follow-up Actions712 | Warnings Issued87 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions770 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions445 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions540 | Warnings Issued53 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received40 | Follow-up Actions507 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions441 | Warnings Issued52 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received81 | Follow-up Actions528 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions587 | Warnings Issued102 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received89 | Follow-up Actions634 | Warnings Issued89 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received287 | Follow-up Actions901 | Warnings Issued287 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received275 | Follow-up Actions924 | Warnings Issued275 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received443 | Follow-up Actions535 | Warnings Issued443 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received529 | Follow-up Actions620 | Warnings Issued529 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received444 | Follow-up Actions623 | Warnings Issued444 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received367 | Follow-up Actions491 | Warnings Issued367 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received315 | Follow-up Actions414 | Warnings Issued315 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received128 | Follow-up Actions278 | Warnings Issued128 | 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
Repair broken sprinklers
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.