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 Westminster
- Water consumption in the City Of Westminster increased 1.69 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 11.50 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 297 million gallons
- August 2014 254 million gallons
- August 2015 259 million gallons
- August 2016 263 million gallons
- August 2017 254 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 82.0% of water consumption in the City Of Westminster is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 13.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 72.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 63.60
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 285 million gallons
- 2015 274 million gallons
- 2016 232 million gallons
- 2013 258 million gallons
- 2015 262 million gallons
- 2016 230 million gallons
- 2013 310 million gallons
- 2015 309 million gallons
- 2016 255 million gallons
- 2013 342 million gallons
- 2015 307 million gallons
- 2016 270 million gallons
- 2013 372 million gallons
- 2015 300 million gallons
- 2016 300 million gallons
- 2013 377 million gallons
- 2015 311 million gallons
- 2016 309 million gallons
- 2013 393 million gallons
- 2015 270 million gallons
- 2016 330 million gallons
- 2013 397 million gallons
- 2015 354 million gallons
- 2016 332 million gallons
- 2013 374 million gallons
- 2015 299 million gallons
- 2016 310 million gallons
- 2013 362 million gallons
- 2015 290 million gallons
- 2016 300 million gallons
- 2013 317 million gallons
- 2015 263 million gallons
- 2016 266 million gallons
- 2013 297 million gallons
- 2015 259 million gallons
- 2016 263 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Westminster water use decreased by 18.43 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 57.185
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 46.646
- 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 Westminster to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions183 | Warnings Issued183 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued185 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued186 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued186 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days5 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days5 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days5 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions25 | Warnings Issued25 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions141 | Warnings Issued141 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions127 | Warnings Issued127 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions183 | Warnings Issued183 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions185 | Warnings Issued185 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued186 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions186 | Warnings Issued186 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions223 | Warnings Issued223 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions219 | Warnings Issued219 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions238 | Warnings Issued238 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions264 | Warnings Issued264 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions234 | Warnings Issued234 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions187 | Warnings Issued187 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions342 | Warnings Issued342 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions426 | Warnings Issued426 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions448 | Warnings Issued448 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions395 | Warnings Issued395 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions327 | Warnings Issued327 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions298 | Warnings Issued298 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions503 | Warnings Issued503 | Penalties Assessed6 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received35 | Follow-up Actions283 | Warnings Issued283 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received285 | Follow-up Actions285 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received73 | Follow-up Actions73 | Warnings Issued73 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received29 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued29 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued15 | 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 Days2 | 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
Plant California Friendly plants
Repair leaks
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.