Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Los Banos

Water consumption in the City Of Los Banos increased 0.37 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 2.97 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 124 million gallons
  • August 2014 127 million gallons
  • August 2015 120 million gallons
  • August 2016 120 million gallons
  • August 2017 127 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 69.0% of water consumption in the City Of Los Banos is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 6.50 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
72.10
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
67.70
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 121 million gallons
  • 2015 127 million gallons
  • 2016 114 million gallons
February
  • 2013 124 million gallons
  • 2015 118 million gallons
  • 2016 105 million gallons
March
  • 2013 186 million gallons
  • 2015 166 million gallons
  • 2016 118 million gallons
April
  • 2013 225 million gallons
  • 2015 187 million gallons
  • 2016 158 million gallons
May
  • 2013 301 million gallons
  • 2015 195 million gallons
  • 2016 194 million gallons
June
  • 2013 322 million gallons
  • 2015 237 million gallons
  • 2016 237 million gallons
July
  • 2013 338 million gallons
  • 2015 244 million gallons
  • 2016 272 million gallons
August
  • 2013 325 million gallons
  • 2015 245 million gallons
  • 2016 260 million gallons
September
  • 2013 286 million gallons
  • 2015 217 million gallons
  • 2016 231 million gallons
October
  • 2013 235 million gallons
  • 2015 183 million gallons
  • 2016 200 million gallons
November
  • 2013 180 million gallons
  • 2015 130 million gallons
  • 2016 143 million gallons
August
  • 2013 124 million gallons
  • 2015 120 million gallons
  • 2016 120 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Los Banos water use decreased by 25.31 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.
38.714
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
28.913
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 Los Banos 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 Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days3 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
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 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 Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
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 Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received212 Follow-up Actions212 Warnings Issued212 Penalties Assessed212
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received218 Follow-up Actions218 Warnings Issued218 Penalties Assessed218
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received273 Follow-up Actions273 Warnings Issued273 Penalties Assessed273
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions221 Warnings Issued221 Penalties Assessed221
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions119 Warnings Issued119 Penalties Assessed119
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Repair broken sprinklers

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

Plant California Friendly plants

Turn the water off while brushing your teeth

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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