Environment

Is California water use increasing?

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

August monthly water use by the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District

Water consumption in the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District decreased 0.31 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 13.01 percent over the past five years.
  • August 2013 53 million gallons
  • August 2014 55 million gallons
  • August 2015 47 million gallons
  • August 2016 47 million gallons
  • August 2017 55 million gallons

Displayed in millions of gallons

Average daily water consumption by each residential customer

About 78.0% of water consumption in the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 1.58 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
56.00
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
56.90
average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017

Year-over-year water consumption

January
  • 2013 60 million gallons
  • 2015 49 million gallons
  • 2016 40 million gallons
February
  • 2013 49 million gallons
  • 2015 53 million gallons
  • 2016 41 million gallons
March
  • 2013 70 million gallons
  • 2015 68 million gallons
  • 2016 51 million gallons
April
  • 2013 75 million gallons
  • 2015 77 million gallons
  • 2016 57 million gallons
May
  • 2013 106 million gallons
  • 2015 98 million gallons
  • 2016 73 million gallons
June
  • 2013 103 million gallons
  • 2015 98 million gallons
  • 2016 100 million gallons
July
  • 2013 123 million gallons
  • 2015 92 million gallons
  • 2016 105 million gallons
August
  • 2013 123 million gallons
  • 2015 100 million gallons
  • 2016 113 million gallons
September
  • 2013 109 million gallons
  • 2015 84 million gallons
  • 2016 87 million gallons
October
  • 2013 76 million gallons
  • 2015 69 million gallons
  • 2016 70 million gallons
November
  • 2013 60 million gallons
  • 2015 53 million gallons
  • 2016 55 million gallons
August
  • 2013 53 million gallons
  • 2015 47 million gallons
  • 2016 47 million gallons

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

Progress toward mandatory water reduction*

Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District water use decreased by 20.55 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.
14.212
billion gallons consumed
over the same months in 2013.
11.291
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 Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Month Watering Days Complaints Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions116 Warnings Issued116 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions104 Warnings Issued104 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions117 Warnings Issued117 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued155 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received192 Follow-up Actions192 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received177 Follow-up Actions177 Warnings Issued177 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions166 Warnings Issued166 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions103 Warnings Issued103 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions91 Warnings Issued91 Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions84 Warnings Issued84 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions159 Warnings Issued159 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2017 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued155 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions116 Warnings Issued116 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions104 Warnings Issued104 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions117 Warnings Issued117 Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions155 Warnings Issued155 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions170 Warnings Issued170 Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions171 Warnings Issued171 Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions157 Warnings Issued157 Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions93 Warnings Issued93 Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions100 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2016 Watering Days2 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions102 Warnings Issued102 Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions277 Warnings Issued30 Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2016 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions140 Warnings Issued140 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions27 Warnings Issued153 Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions99 Warnings Issued30 Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received1 Follow-up Actions99 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received3 Follow-up Actions243 Warnings Issued4 Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions215 Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMay 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthApril 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthMarch 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthFebruary 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJanuary 2015 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthNovember 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthOctober 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthSeptember 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthAugust 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJuly 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed
MonthJune 2014 Watering Days7 Complaints Received Follow-up Actions Warnings Issued Penalties Assessed

Here are some ways you can help conserve water

Capture tap water

Plant California Friendly plants

Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

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.

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