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 Triunfo Sanitation District Oak Park Water Service
- Water consumption in the Triunfo Sanitation District Oak Park Water Service decreased 9.87 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 39.12 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 66 million gallons
- August 2014 40 million gallons
- August 2015 45 million gallons
- August 2016 40 million gallons
- August 2017 40 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 89.0% of water consumption in the Triunfo Sanitation District Oak Park Water Service is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 9.93 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 95.20
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 105.70
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 56 million gallons
- 2015 52 million gallons
- 2016 33 million gallons
- 2013 50 million gallons
- 2015 46 million gallons
- 2016 40 million gallons
- 2013 66 million gallons
- 2015 57 million gallons
- 2016 41 million gallons
- 2013 67 million gallons
- 2015 61 million gallons
- 2016 45 million gallons
- 2013 80 million gallons
- 2015 55 million gallons
- 2016 51 million gallons
- 2013 88 million gallons
- 2015 58 million gallons
- 2016 57 million gallons
- 2013 89 million gallons
- 2015 57 million gallons
- 2016 67 million gallons
- 2013 95 million gallons
- 2015 58 million gallons
- 2016 75 million gallons
- 2013 91 million gallons
- 2015 51 million gallons
- 2016 63 million gallons
- 2013 86 million gallons
- 2015 55 million gallons
- 2016 57 million gallons
- 2013 67 million gallons
- 2015 51 million gallons
- 2016 48 million gallons
- 2013 66 million gallons
- 2015 45 million gallons
- 2016 40 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Triunfo Sanitation District Oak Park Water Service water use decreased by 35.06 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 32 percent reduction.
- 12.615
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 8.192
- 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 Triunfo Sanitation District Oak Park Water Service to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued15 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions— | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed3 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions80 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions51 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed896 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions1 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed29 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received3 | Follow-up Actions27 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions33 | Warnings Issued1 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received1 | Follow-up Actions32 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed31 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received— | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions52 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed47 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received7 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued7 | Penalties Assessed112 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received149 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued75 | Penalties Assessed37 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions118 | Warnings Issued117 | Penalties Assessed16 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions170 | Warnings Issued170 | Penalties Assessed24 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received235 | Follow-up Actions109 | Warnings Issued235 | Penalties Assessed20 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received22 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions7 | Warnings Issued2 | 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
Plant California Friendly plants
Repair broken sprinklers
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.