Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Hanford

Water consumption in the City Of Hanford decreased 0.93 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 15.48 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 209 million gallons
  • August 2014 229 million gallons
  • August 2015 178 million gallons
  • August 2016 176 million gallons
  • August 2017 229 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 72.0% of water consumption in the City Of Hanford is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 0.73 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
69.30
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
68.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 181 million gallons
  • 2015 176 million gallons
  • 2016 165 million gallons
February
  • 2013 177 million gallons
  • 2015 146 million gallons
  • 2016 159 million gallons
March
  • 2013 259 million gallons
  • 2015 239 million gallons
  • 2016 188 million gallons
April
  • 2013 366 million gallons
  • 2015 275 million gallons
  • 2016 256 million gallons
May
  • 2013 471 million gallons
  • 2015 420 million gallons
  • 2016 348 million gallons
June
  • 2013 529 million gallons
  • 2015 476 million gallons
  • 2016 413 million gallons
July
  • 2013 569 million gallons
  • 2015 493 million gallons
  • 2016 460 million gallons
August
  • 2013 541 million gallons
  • 2015 510 million gallons
  • 2016 448 million gallons
September
  • 2013 461 million gallons
  • 2015 389 million gallons
  • 2016 387 million gallons
October
  • 2013 379 million gallons
  • 2015 287 million gallons
  • 2016 333 million gallons
November
  • 2013 267 million gallons
  • 2015 199 million gallons
  • 2016 217 million gallons
August
  • 2013 209 million gallons
  • 2015 178 million gallons
  • 2016 176 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Hanford water use decreased by 17.21 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.
61.704
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
51.087
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 Hanford to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions125 Warnings Issued178 Penalties Assessed55
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received40 Follow-up Actions40 Warnings Issued185 Penalties Assessed50
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received97 Follow-up Actions97 Warnings Issued197 Penalties Assessed40
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions64 Warnings Issued539 Penalties Assessed132
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions33 Warnings Issued629 Penalties Assessed133
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions615 Warnings Issued596 Penalties Assessed118
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions38 Warnings Issued435 Penalties Assessed83
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions32 Warnings Issued57 Penalties Assessed7
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued85 Penalties Assessed1
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions102 Warnings Issued75 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions25 Warnings Issued12 Penalties Assessed1
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions125 Warnings Issued178 Penalties Assessed55
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received40 Follow-up Actions40 Warnings Issued185 Penalties Assessed50
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received97 Follow-up Actions97 Warnings Issued197 Penalties Assessed40
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received150 Follow-up Actions150 Warnings Issued121 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions223 Warnings Issued223 Penalties Assessed62
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received68 Follow-up Actions96 Warnings Issued152 Penalties Assessed152
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued341 Penalties Assessed112
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions31 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed167
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued120 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received22 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued61 Penalties Assessed20
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received45 Follow-up Actions45 Warnings Issued51 Penalties Assessed10
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received62 Follow-up Actions62 Warnings Issued148 Penalties Assessed42
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued109 Penalties Assessed59
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received58 Follow-up Actions72 Warnings Issued461 Penalties Assessed164
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received41 Follow-up Actions41 Warnings Issued952 Penalties Assessed310
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received61 Follow-up Actions1036 Warnings Issued975 Penalties Assessed217
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received69 Follow-up Actions105 Warnings Issued327 Penalties Assessed87
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received86 Follow-up Actions90 Warnings Issued162 Penalties Assessed46
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received76 Follow-up Actions289 Warnings Issued213 Penalties Assessed40
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued 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
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

Turn the water off while brushing your teeth

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

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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