Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

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

January
  • 2013 316 million gallons
  • 2015 329 million gallons
  • 2016 282 million gallons
February
  • 2013 289 million gallons
  • 2015 295 million gallons
  • 2016 274 million gallons
March
  • 2013 384 million gallons
  • 2015 348 million gallons
  • 2016 295 million gallons
April
  • 2013 501 million gallons
  • 2015 415 million gallons
  • 2016 382 million gallons
May
  • 2013 634 million gallons
  • 2015 468 million gallons
  • 2016 494 million gallons
June
  • 2013 685 million gallons
  • 2015 493 million gallons
  • 2016 558 million gallons
July
  • 2013 713 million gallons
  • 2015 529 million gallons
  • 2016 616 million gallons
August
  • 2013 733 million gallons
  • 2015 540 million gallons
  • 2016 594 million gallons
September
  • 2013 620 million gallons
  • 2015 506 million gallons
  • 2016 518 million gallons
October
  • 2013 533 million gallons
  • 2015 417 million gallons
  • 2016 443 million gallons
November
  • 2013 427 million gallons
  • 2015 320 million gallons
  • 2016 327 million gallons
August
  • 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.

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