Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Livingston

Water consumption in the City Of Livingston increased 7.07 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 14.06 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 178 million gallons
  • August 2014 148 million gallons
  • August 2015 142 million gallons
  • August 2016 153 million gallons
  • August 2017 148 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 16.0% of water consumption in the City Of Livingston is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 3.65 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
56.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
54.80
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 167 million gallons
  • 2015 166 million gallons
  • 2016 149 million gallons
February
  • 2013 153 million gallons
  • 2015 155 million gallons
  • 2016 130 million gallons
March
  • 2013 194 million gallons
  • 2015 196 million gallons
  • 2016 160 million gallons
April
  • 2013 198 million gallons
  • 2015 201 million gallons
  • 2016 175 million gallons
May
  • 2013 225 million gallons
  • 2015 199 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
June
  • 2013 227 million gallons
  • 2015 220 million gallons
  • 2016 220 million gallons
July
  • 2013 253 million gallons
  • 2015 235 million gallons
  • 2016 236 million gallons
August
  • 2013 255 million gallons
  • 2015 208 million gallons
  • 2016 223 million gallons
September
  • 2013 217 million gallons
  • 2015 186 million gallons
  • 2016 203 million gallons
October
  • 2013 223 million gallons
  • 2015 181 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
November
  • 2013 191 million gallons
  • 2015 100 million gallons
  • 2016 151 million gallons
August
  • 2013 178 million gallons
  • 2015 142 million gallons
  • 2016 153 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Livingston water use decreased by 16.15 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
34.732
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
29.123
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 Livingston to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed2
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed3
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions59 Warnings Issued59 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed2
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed2
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued19 Penalties Assessed3
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions59 Warnings Issued59 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions65 Warnings Issued65 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions58 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed8
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions30 Warnings Issued30 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions29 Warnings Issued29 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued5 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions55 Warnings Issued55 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions47 Warnings Issued47 Penalties Assessed2
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions62 Warnings Issued62 Penalties Assessed4
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed2
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days3 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 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

Wash cars with a bucket and sponge

Capture tap water

Plant California Friendly plants

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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