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 Palmdale Water District
- Water consumption in the Palmdale Water District increased 11.78 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 6.35 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 359 million gallons
- August 2014 310 million gallons
- August 2015 302 million gallons
- August 2016 338 million gallons
- August 2017 310 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 80.0% of water consumption in the Palmdale Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 11.33 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 74.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 67.10
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 351 million gallons
- 2015 319 million gallons
- 2016 275 million gallons
- 2013 326 million gallons
- 2015 314 million gallons
- 2016 285 million gallons
- 2013 483 million gallons
- 2015 429 million gallons
- 2016 343 million gallons
- 2013 549 million gallons
- 2015 480 million gallons
- 2016 403 million gallons
- 2013 665 million gallons
- 2015 517 million gallons
- 2016 489 million gallons
- 2013 747 million gallons
- 2015 561 million gallons
- 2016 583 million gallons
- 2013 818 million gallons
- 2015 557 million gallons
- 2016 647 million gallons
- 2013 816 million gallons
- 2015 643 million gallons
- 2016 661 million gallons
- 2013 718 million gallons
- 2015 523 million gallons
- 2016 568 million gallons
- 2013 601 million gallons
- 2015 470 million gallons
- 2016 481 million gallons
- 2013 438 million gallons
- 2015 350 million gallons
- 2016 381 million gallons
- 2013 360 million gallons
- 2015 302 million gallons
- 2016 338 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Palmdale Water District water use decreased by 25.50 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.
- 97.745
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 72.820
- 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 Palmdale 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 Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received18 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued14 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received8 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed11 |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received41 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued40 | Penalties Assessed40 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions38 | Warnings Issued37 | Penalties Assessed37 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions20 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed15 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed7 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed41 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received305 | Follow-up Actions305 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed305 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received679 | Follow-up Actions679 | Warnings Issued697 | Penalties Assessed697 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received311 | Follow-up Actions311 | Warnings Issued41 | Penalties Assessed274 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received95 | Follow-up Actions95 | Warnings Issued92 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received38 | Follow-up Actions36 | Warnings Issued36 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received31 | Follow-up Actions26 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days4 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued7 | 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Take shorter showers
Capture tap water
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.