Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Santa Rosa

Water consumption in the City Of Santa Rosa increased 5.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 24.12 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 512 million gallons
  • August 2014 392 million gallons
  • August 2015 367 million gallons
  • August 2016 388 million gallons
  • August 2017 392 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 75.0% of water consumption in the City Of Santa Rosa is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 4.62 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
54.30
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
51.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 439 million gallons
  • 2015 331 million gallons
  • 2016 322 million gallons
February
  • 2013 376 million gallons
  • 2015 327 million gallons
  • 2016 315 million gallons
March
  • 2013 413 million gallons
  • 2015 461 million gallons
  • 2016 369 million gallons
April
  • 2013 576 million gallons
  • 2015 390 million gallons
  • 2016 357 million gallons
May
  • 2013 668 million gallons
  • 2015 450 million gallons
  • 2016 440 million gallons
June
  • 2013 656 million gallons
  • 2015 577 million gallons
  • 2016 660 million gallons
July
  • 2013 864 million gallons
  • 2015 486 million gallons
  • 2016 598 million gallons
August
  • 2013 702 million gallons
  • 2015 536 million gallons
  • 2016 564 million gallons
September
  • 2013 694 million gallons
  • 2015 538 million gallons
  • 2016 612 million gallons
October
  • 2013 726 million gallons
  • 2015 572 million gallons
  • 2016 538 million gallons
November
  • 2013 487 million gallons
  • 2015 353 million gallons
  • 2016 332 million gallons
August
  • 2013 512 million gallons
  • 2015 367 million gallons
  • 2016 388 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Santa Rosa water use decreased by 26.41 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 16 percent reduction.
99.557
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
73.261
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 Santa Rosa 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 Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued11 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued9 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received10 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions9 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days7 Complaints Received2 Follow-up Actions2 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received31 Follow-up Actions14 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions19 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received6 Follow-up Actions1 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received24 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued16 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received85 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued35 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received194 Follow-up Actions46 Warnings Issued46 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received138 Follow-up Actions66 Warnings Issued66 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received82 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received56 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received66 Follow-up Actions31 Warnings Issued31 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received32 Follow-up Actions32 Warnings Issued35 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

Capture tap water

Take shorter showers

Repair leaks

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.

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