Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the City Of Tustin

Water consumption in the City Of Tustin increased 8.71 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 16.81 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 271 million gallons
  • August 2014 203 million gallons
  • August 2015 207 million gallons
  • August 2016 203 million gallons
  • August 2017 203 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 88.0% of water consumption in the City Of Tustin is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 8.75 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
94.50
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
86.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 235 million gallons
  • 2015 241 million gallons
  • 2016 195 million gallons
February
  • 2013 228 million gallons
  • 2015 236 million gallons
  • 2016 202 million gallons
March
  • 2013 296 million gallons
  • 2015 291 million gallons
  • 2016 212 million gallons
April
  • 2013 331 million gallons
  • 2015 293 million gallons
  • 2016 248 million gallons
May
  • 2013 374 million gallons
  • 2015 264 million gallons
  • 2016 266 million gallons
June
  • 2013 389 million gallons
  • 2015 283 million gallons
  • 2016 292 million gallons
July
  • 2013 404 million gallons
  • 2015 275 million gallons
  • 2016 328 million gallons
August
  • 2013 411 million gallons
  • 2015 303 million gallons
  • 2016 333 million gallons
September
  • 2013 390 million gallons
  • 2015 255 million gallons
  • 2016 299 million gallons
October
  • 2013 356 million gallons
  • 2015 266 million gallons
  • 2016 272 million gallons
November
  • 2013 297 million gallons
  • 2015 235 million gallons
  • 2016 199 million gallons
August
  • 2013 271 million gallons
  • 2015 207 million gallons
  • 2016 203 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

City Of Tustin water use decreased by 25.95 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 28 percent reduction.
55.747
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
41.281
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 Tustin to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed12
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions124 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed14
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued83 Penalties Assessed36
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions144 Warnings Issued106 Penalties Assessed26
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received25 Follow-up Actions220 Warnings Issued120 Penalties Assessed33
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received54 Follow-up Actions177 Warnings Issued139 Penalties Assessed40
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received46 Follow-up Actions147 Warnings Issued130 Penalties Assessed47
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received65 Follow-up Actions101 Warnings Issued104 Penalties Assessed18
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days4 Complaints Received33 Follow-up Actions124 Warnings Issued87 Penalties Assessed26
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received47 Follow-up Actions136 Warnings Issued96 Penalties Assessed26
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received21 Follow-up Actions106 Warnings Issued48 Penalties Assessed11
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days1 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions151 Warnings Issued41 Penalties Assessed11
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed12
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received12 Follow-up Actions124 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed14
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued83 Penalties Assessed36
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received14 Follow-up Actions144 Warnings Issued106 Penalties Assessed26
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions183 Warnings Issued93 Penalties Assessed20
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received58 Follow-up Actions163 Warnings Issued118 Penalties Assessed29
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received48 Follow-up Actions202 Warnings Issued204 Penalties Assessed18
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received23 Follow-up Actions178 Warnings Issued110 Penalties Assessed9
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions195 Warnings Issued133 Penalties Assessed22
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received18 Follow-up Actions229 Warnings Issued107 Penalties Assessed27
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions233 Warnings Issued81 Penalties Assessed14
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days1 Complaints Received38 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued134 Penalties Assessed9
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received20 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued99 Penalties Assessed12
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days1 Complaints Received16 Follow-up Actions125 Warnings Issued54 Penalties Assessed13
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received56 Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued96 Penalties Assessed20
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received63 Follow-up Actions208 Warnings Issued108 Penalties Assessed20
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received57 Follow-up Actions150 Warnings Issued122 Penalties Assessed20
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received17 Follow-up Actions35 Warnings Issued121 Penalties Assessed8
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received62 Follow-up Actions62 Warnings Issued62 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days2 Complaints Received36 Follow-up Actions36 Warnings Issued36 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received15 Follow-up Actions15 Warnings Issued15 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received7 Follow-up Actions7 Warnings Issued7 Penalties Assessed
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 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

Wash only full loads

Take shorter showers

Plant California Friendly plants

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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