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 Woodland
- Water consumption in the City Of Woodland increased 2.52 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 28.45 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 236 million gallons
- August 2014 167 million gallons
- August 2015 165 million gallons
- August 2016 169 million gallons
- August 2017 167 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 55.0% of water consumption in the City Of Woodland is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 8.07 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 52.40
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 57.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 188 million gallons
- 2015 171 million gallons
- 2016 158 million gallons
- 2013 187 million gallons
- 2015 160 million gallons
- 2016 139 million gallons
- 2013 234 million gallons
- 2015 222 million gallons
- 2016 161 million gallons
- 2013 294 million gallons
- 2015 224 million gallons
- 2016 217 million gallons
- 2013 466 million gallons
- 2015 253 million gallons
- 2016 263 million gallons
- 2013 442 million gallons
- 2015 276 million gallons
- 2016 326 million gallons
- 2013 544 million gallons
- 2015 300 million gallons
- 2016 370 million gallons
- 2013 395 million gallons
- 2015 308 million gallons
- 2016 358 million gallons
- 2013 400 million gallons
- 2015 284 million gallons
- 2016 325 million gallons
- 2013 309 million gallons
- 2015 249 million gallons
- 2016 248 million gallons
- 2013 236 million gallons
- 2015 180 million gallons
- 2016 172 million gallons
- 2013 236 million gallons
- 2015 165 million gallons
- 2016 169 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- City Of Woodland water use decreased by 32.05 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 24 percent reduction.
- 55.615
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 37.790
- 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 Woodland to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions3 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received32 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued31 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions47 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received66 | Follow-up Actions60 | Warnings Issued60 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received62 | Follow-up Actions70 | Warnings Issued70 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received83 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received77 | Follow-up Actions54 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | 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
Take shorter showers
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Capture tap water
Wash only full loads
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.