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 Tulare
- Water consumption in the City Of Tulare decreased 6.76 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.09 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 360 million gallons
- August 2014 332 million gallons
- August 2015 299 million gallons
- August 2016 278 million gallons
- August 2017 332 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 46.0% of water consumption in the City Of Tulare is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.10 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 64.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 70.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 316 million gallons
- 2015 329 million gallons
- 2016 282 million gallons
- 2013 289 million gallons
- 2015 295 million gallons
- 2016 274 million gallons
- 2013 384 million gallons
- 2015 348 million gallons
- 2016 295 million gallons
- 2013 501 million gallons
- 2015 415 million gallons
- 2016 382 million gallons
- 2013 634 million gallons
- 2015 468 million gallons
- 2016 494 million gallons
- 2013 685 million gallons
- 2015 493 million gallons
- 2016 558 million gallons
- 2013 713 million gallons
- 2015 529 million gallons
- 2016 616 million gallons
- 2013 733 million gallons
- 2015 540 million gallons
- 2016 594 million gallons
- 2013 620 million gallons
- 2015 506 million gallons
- 2016 518 million gallons
- 2013 533 million gallons
- 2015 417 million gallons
- 2016 443 million gallons
- 2013 427 million gallons
- 2015 320 million gallons
- 2016 327 million gallons
- 2013 344 million gallons
- 2015 299 million gallons
- 2016 278 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Tulare water use decreased by 21.80 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 32 percent reduction.
- 86.485
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 67.627
- 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 Tulare to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued84 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions162 | Warnings Issued162 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions174 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed52 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued363 | Penalties Assessed120 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received120 | Follow-up Actions292 | Warnings Issued384 | Penalties Assessed92 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received80 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued332 | Penalties Assessed89 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions121 | Warnings Issued167 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received26 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued38 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions58 | Warnings Issued84 | Penalties Assessed26 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued80 | Penalties Assessed23 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions162 | Warnings Issued162 | Penalties Assessed46 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received60 | Follow-up Actions174 | Warnings Issued122 | Penalties Assessed52 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received155 | Follow-up Actions733 | Warnings Issued578 | Penalties Assessed172 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received96 | Follow-up Actions495 | Warnings Issued495 | Penalties Assessed134 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received122 | Follow-up Actions349 | Warnings Issued349 | Penalties Assessed125 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received278 | Follow-up Actions278 | Warnings Issued511 | Penalties Assessed133 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received120 | Follow-up Actions334 | Warnings Issued522 | Penalties Assessed188 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received72 | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued97 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received44 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed10 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed12 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions34 | Warnings Issued34 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received190 | Follow-up Actions190 | Warnings Issued281 | Penalties Assessed108 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received210 | Follow-up Actions210 | Warnings Issued827 | Penalties Assessed280 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received144 | Follow-up Actions144 | Warnings Issued660 | Penalties Assessed178 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received273 | Follow-up Actions646 | Warnings Issued618 | Penalties Assessed178 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received556 | Follow-up Actions462 | Warnings Issued462 | Penalties Assessed117 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received94 | Follow-up Actions348 | Warnings Issued269 | Penalties Assessed79 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions232 | Warnings Issued232 | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions108 | Warnings Issued108 | Penalties Assessed21 |
| 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash only full loads
Capture tap water
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
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.