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 Newport Beach
- Water consumption in the City Of Newport Beach decreased 1.46 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 22.57 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 374 million gallons
- August 2014 274 million gallons
- August 2015 294 million gallons
- August 2016 290 million gallons
- August 2017 274 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 71.0% of water consumption in the City Of Newport Beach is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 99.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 99.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 50.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 325 million gallons
- 2015 279 million gallons
- 2016 250 million gallons
- 2013 324 million gallons
- 2015 317 million gallons
- 2016 269 million gallons
- 2013 395 million gallons
- 2015 294 million gallons
- 2016 279 million gallons
- 2013 441 million gallons
- 2015 426 million gallons
- 2016 317 million gallons
- 2013 504 million gallons
- 2015 384 million gallons
- 2016 366 million gallons
- 2013 521 million gallons
- 2015 414 million gallons
- 2016 393 million gallons
- 2013 565 million gallons
- 2015 407 million gallons
- 2016 461 million gallons
- 2013 560 million gallons
- 2015 446 million gallons
- 2016 476 million gallons
- 2013 508 million gallons
- 2015 406 million gallons
- 2016 432 million gallons
- 2013 455 million gallons
- 2015 391 million gallons
- 2016 385 million gallons
- 2013 394 million gallons
- 2015 333 million gallons
- 2016 326 million gallons
- 2013 374 million gallons
- 2015 294 million gallons
- 2016 290 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Newport Beach water use decreased by 22.19 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.
- 75.048
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 58.397
- 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 Newport Beach to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received131 | Follow-up Actions290 | Warnings Issued110 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received237 | Follow-up Actions463 | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received246 | Follow-up Actions411 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received117 | Follow-up Actions250 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received132 | Follow-up Actions286 | Warnings Issued124 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions208 | Warnings Issued95 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions312 | Warnings Issued130 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received131 | Follow-up Actions290 | Warnings Issued110 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received237 | Follow-up Actions463 | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received246 | Follow-up Actions411 | Warnings Issued96 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received117 | Follow-up Actions250 | Warnings Issued81 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received90 | Follow-up Actions104 | Warnings Issued155 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions68 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received103 | Follow-up Actions112 | Warnings Issued86 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received112 | Follow-up Actions156 | Warnings Issued103 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received354 | Follow-up Actions122 | Warnings Issued757 | Penalties Assessed429 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received700 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued566 | Penalties Assessed757 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received332 | Follow-up Actions75 | Warnings Issued1311 | Penalties Assessed218 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received191 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued2145 | Penalties Assessed251 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received230 | Follow-up Actions106 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed164 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions90 | Warnings Issued495 | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received271 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued134 | Penalties Assessed122 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received331 | Follow-up Actions99 | Warnings Issued296 | Penalties Assessed44 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received341 | Follow-up Actions107 | Warnings Issued309 | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received347 | Follow-up Actions77 | Warnings Issued319 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received71 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued57 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received46 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received49 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJanuary 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthNovember 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions45 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2014 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2014 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2014 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
Here are some ways you can help conserve water
Wash only full loads
Repair broken sprinklers
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Capture tap water
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.