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 Monte Vista Water District
- Water consumption in the Monte Vista Water District decreased 8.37 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 20.14 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 213 million gallons
- August 2014 185 million gallons
- August 2015 186 million gallons
- August 2016 170 million gallons
- August 2017 185 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 64.0% of water consumption in the Monte Vista Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 12.41 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 62.80
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 71.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 181 million gallons
- 2015 187 million gallons
- 2016 150 million gallons
- 2013 197 million gallons
- 2015 187 million gallons
- 2016 166 million gallons
- 2013 209 million gallons
- 2015 220 million gallons
- 2016 170 million gallons
- 2013 265 million gallons
- 2015 247 million gallons
- 2016 208 million gallons
- 2013 305 million gallons
- 2015 225 million gallons
- 2016 225 million gallons
- 2013 323 million gallons
- 2015 244 million gallons
- 2016 257 million gallons
- 2013 386 million gallons
- 2015 237 million gallons
- 2016 289 million gallons
- 2013 346 million gallons
- 2015 259 million gallons
- 2016 277 million gallons
- 2013 326 million gallons
- 2015 250 million gallons
- 2016 253 million gallons
- 2013 289 million gallons
- 2015 239 million gallons
- 2016 227 million gallons
- 2013 244 million gallons
- 2015 200 million gallons
- 2016 199 million gallons
- 2013 213 million gallons
- 2015 186 million gallons
- 2016 170 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Monte Vista Water District water use decreased by 22.72 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 24 percent reduction.
- 45.907
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 35.477
- 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 Monte Vista Water District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received27 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions19 | Warnings Issued10 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions44 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions83 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions77 | Warnings Issued59 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received37 | Follow-up Actions48 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received61 | Follow-up Actions74 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued9 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued9 | 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
Repair leaks
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Wash cars with a bucket and sponge
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
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.