Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Stockton

Water consumption in the City Of Stockton decreased 7.57 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.71 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 509 million gallons
  • August 2014 446 million gallons
  • August 2015 475 million gallons
  • August 2016 439 million gallons
  • August 2017 446 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 Stockton is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 7.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
56.60
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
61.20
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 437 million gallons
  • 2015 405 million gallons
  • 2016 429 million gallons
February
  • 2013 514 million gallons
  • 2015 394 million gallons
  • 2016 425 million gallons
March
  • 2013 789 million gallons
  • 2015 576 million gallons
  • 2016 489 million gallons
April
  • 2013 697 million gallons
  • 2015 688 million gallons
  • 2016 611 million gallons
May
  • 2013 1244 million gallons
  • 2015 770 million gallons
  • 2016 780 million gallons
June
  • 2013 1293 million gallons
  • 2015 825 million gallons
  • 2016 988 million gallons
July
  • 2013 1427 million gallons
  • 2015 909 million gallons
  • 2016 1099 million gallons
August
  • 2013 1232 million gallons
  • 2015 927 million gallons
  • 2016 1093 million gallons
September
  • 2013 1145 million gallons
  • 2015 854 million gallons
  • 2016 977 million gallons
October
  • 2013 992 million gallons
  • 2015 751 million gallons
  • 2016 738 million gallons
November
  • 2013 700 million gallons
  • 2015 530 million gallons
  • 2016 497 million gallons
August
  • 2013 509 million gallons
  • 2015 475 million gallons
  • 2016 439 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Stockton water use decreased by 29.23 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 28 percent reduction.
158.365
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
112.079
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 Stockton to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions24 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions45 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received13 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions17 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions16 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions4 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received11 Follow-up Actions6 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received4 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions3 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received9 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued1 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received8 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions24 Warnings Issued8 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions45 Warnings Issued6 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions45 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received35 Follow-up Actions30 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received35 Follow-up Actions28 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received30 Follow-up Actions22 Warnings Issued3 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received33 Follow-up Actions29 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received27 Follow-up Actions20 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received36 Follow-up Actions36 Warnings Issued30 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received37 Follow-up Actions5 Warnings Issued20 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received29 Follow-up Actions18 Warnings Issued2 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions11 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received115 Follow-up Actions21 Warnings Issued91 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received254 Follow-up Actions34 Warnings Issued244 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received389 Follow-up Actions350 Warnings Issued28 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received459 Follow-up Actions23 Warnings Issued364 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received394 Follow-up Actions34 Warnings Issued200 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received139 Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued139 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received111 Follow-up Actions111 Warnings Issued111 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received66 Follow-up Actions8 Warnings Issued22 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

Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk

Take shorter showers

Wash only full loads

Repair broken sprinklers

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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