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 Pleasanton
- Water consumption in the City Of Pleasanton increased 9.86 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 31.28 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 279 million gallons
- August 2014 187 million gallons
- August 2015 175 million gallons
- August 2016 192 million gallons
- August 2017 187 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 67.0% of water consumption in the City Of Pleasanton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 5.32 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 55.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 52.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 206 million gallons
- 2015 215 million gallons
- 2016 187 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 202 million gallons
- 2016 175 million gallons
- 2013 383 million gallons
- 2015 286 million gallons
- 2016 180 million gallons
- 2013 470 million gallons
- 2015 290 million gallons
- 2016 243 million gallons
- 2013 633 million gallons
- 2015 343 million gallons
- 2016 354 million gallons
- 2013 703 million gallons
- 2015 365 million gallons
- 2016 470 million gallons
- 2013 772 million gallons
- 2015 410 million gallons
- 2016 548 million gallons
- 2013 721 million gallons
- 2015 428 million gallons
- 2016 525 million gallons
- 2013 626 million gallons
- 2015 392 million gallons
- 2016 420 million gallons
- 2013 529 million gallons
- 2015 359 million gallons
- 2016 362 million gallons
- 2013 365 million gallons
- 2015 225 million gallons
- 2016 208 million gallons
- 2013 279 million gallons
- 2015 175 million gallons
- 2016 192 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Pleasanton water use decreased by 40.95 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 82.806
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 48.900
- 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 Pleasanton to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions35 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed580 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received68 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed192 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed269 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received74 | Follow-up Actions79 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed190 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received91 | Follow-up Actions101 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions61 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received51 | Follow-up Actions53 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions31 | 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 only full loads
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Capture tap water
Take shorter showers
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.