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 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
- 2013 181 million gallons
- 2015 176 million gallons
- 2016 165 million gallons
- 2013 177 million gallons
- 2015 146 million gallons
- 2016 159 million gallons
- 2013 259 million gallons
- 2015 239 million gallons
- 2016 188 million gallons
- 2013 366 million gallons
- 2015 275 million gallons
- 2016 256 million gallons
- 2013 471 million gallons
- 2015 420 million gallons
- 2016 348 million gallons
- 2013 529 million gallons
- 2015 476 million gallons
- 2016 413 million gallons
- 2013 569 million gallons
- 2015 493 million gallons
- 2016 460 million gallons
- 2013 541 million gallons
- 2015 510 million gallons
- 2016 448 million gallons
- 2013 461 million gallons
- 2015 389 million gallons
- 2016 387 million gallons
- 2013 379 million gallons
- 2015 287 million gallons
- 2016 333 million gallons
- 2013 267 million gallons
- 2015 199 million gallons
- 2016 217 million gallons
- 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.