Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of San Buenaventura

Water consumption in the City Of San Buenaventura decreased 16.92 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 29.55 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 446 million gallons
  • August 2014 313 million gallons
  • August 2015 379 million gallons
  • August 2016 315 million gallons
  • August 2017 313 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 66.0% of water consumption in the City Of San Buenaventura is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 14.45 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
58.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
68.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 373 million gallons
  • 2015 357 million gallons
  • 2016 315 million gallons
February
  • 2013 380 million gallons
  • 2015 329 million gallons
  • 2016 320 million gallons
March
  • 2013 435 million gallons
  • 2015 403 million gallons
  • 2016 335 million gallons
April
  • 2013 463 million gallons
  • 2015 409 million gallons
  • 2016 355 million gallons
May
  • 2013 530 million gallons
  • 2015 401 million gallons
  • 2016 400 million gallons
June
  • 2013 522 million gallons
  • 2015 385 million gallons
  • 2016 408 million gallons
July
  • 2013 545 million gallons
  • 2015 411 million gallons
  • 2016 423 million gallons
August
  • 2013 548 million gallons
  • 2015 420 million gallons
  • 2016 433 million gallons
September
  • 2013 536 million gallons
  • 2015 400 million gallons
  • 2016 412 million gallons
October
  • 2013 536 million gallons
  • 2015 401 million gallons
  • 2016 407 million gallons
November
  • 2013 455 million gallons
  • 2015 389 million gallons
  • 2016 347 million gallons
August
  • 2013 446 million gallons
  • 2015 379 million gallons
  • 2016 315 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of San Buenaventura water use decreased by 21.87 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
80.788
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
63.121
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 San Buenaventura to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed1
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received5 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed1
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed2
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions12 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions10 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed4
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed4
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed1
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received19 Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received56 Follow-up Actions56 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed4
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received57 Follow-up Actions57 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed1
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received83 Follow-up Actions83 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed3
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received50 Follow-up Actions50 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed4
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received43 Follow-up Actions43 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed4
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received95 Follow-up Actions95 Warnings Issued14 Penalties Assessed6
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received88 Follow-up Actions89 Warnings Issued92 Penalties Assessed1
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days2 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 Days7 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

Take shorter showers

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Repair leaks

Plant California Friendly plants

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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