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 Modesto
- Water consumption in the City Of Modesto decreased 1.74 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 25.57 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 1093 million gallons
- August 2014 876 million gallons
- August 2015 828 million gallons
- August 2016 814 million gallons
- August 2017 876 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 68.0% of water consumption in the City Of Modesto is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 12.80 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 79.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 91.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 941 million gallons
- 2015 884 million gallons
- 2016 782 million gallons
- 2013 958 million gallons
- 2015 832 million gallons
- 2016 745 million gallons
- 2013 1395 million gallons
- 2015 1163 million gallons
- 2016 858 million gallons
- 2013 1599 million gallons
- 2015 1293 million gallons
- 2016 1029 million gallons
- 2013 2103 million gallons
- 2015 1334 million gallons
- 2016 1389 million gallons
- 2013 2293 million gallons
- 2015 1512 million gallons
- 2016 1675 million gallons
- 2013 2582 million gallons
- 2015 1746 million gallons
- 2016 1919 million gallons
- 2013 2510 million gallons
- 2015 1784 million gallons
- 2016 1978 million gallons
- 2013 2063 million gallons
- 2015 1569 million gallons
- 2016 1640 million gallons
- 2013 1719 million gallons
- 2015 1308 million gallons
- 2016 1290 million gallons
- 2013 1302 million gallons
- 2015 883 million gallons
- 2016 890 million gallons
- 2013 1093 million gallons
- 2015 828 million gallons
- 2016 814 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Modesto water use decreased by 29.80 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 36 percent reduction.
- 287.824
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 202.052
- 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 Modesto to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received78 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued297 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received138 | Follow-up Actions138 | Warnings Issued559 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received152 | Follow-up Actions152 | Warnings Issued539 | Penalties Assessed44 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received225 | Follow-up Actions225 | Warnings Issued592 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received128 | Follow-up Actions128 | Warnings Issued300 | Penalties Assessed49 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received162 | Follow-up Actions162 | Warnings Issued280 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received176 | Follow-up Actions176 | Warnings Issued345 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received202 | Follow-up Actions202 | Warnings Issued383 | Penalties Assessed49 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions88 | Warnings Issued223 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received67 | Follow-up Actions67 | Warnings Issued149 | Penalties Assessed28 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received39 | Follow-up Actions39 | Warnings Issued154 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received52 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued144 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received78 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued297 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received138 | Follow-up Actions138 | Warnings Issued559 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received152 | Follow-up Actions152 | Warnings Issued539 | Penalties Assessed44 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received225 | Follow-up Actions225 | Warnings Issued592 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received305 | Follow-up Actions305 | Warnings Issued657 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received270 | Follow-up Actions270 | Warnings Issued586 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received285 | Follow-up Actions285 | Warnings Issued556 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received233 | Follow-up Actions233 | Warnings Issued556 | Penalties Assessed22 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received212 | Follow-up Actions212 | Warnings Issued710 | Penalties Assessed42 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received120 | Follow-up Actions120 | Warnings Issued295 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received102 | Follow-up Actions102 | Warnings Issued383 | Penalties Assessed28 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions64 | Warnings Issued265 | Penalties Assessed27 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued713 | Penalties Assessed48 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions574 | Warnings Issued574 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received385 | Follow-up Actions1231 | Warnings Issued1231 | Penalties Assessed18 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2781 | Follow-up Actions2781 | Warnings Issued1004 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2633 | Follow-up Actions2633 | Warnings Issued2633 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1671 | Follow-up Actions1671 | Warnings Issued1671 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2171 | Follow-up Actions2171 | Warnings Issued2171 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received2086 | Follow-up Actions2086 | Warnings Issued2086 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received941 | Follow-up Actions649 | Warnings Issued649 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received390 | Follow-up Actions390 | Warnings Issued390 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
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| 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Repair broken sprinklers
Capture tap water
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.