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 Vista Irrigation District
- Water consumption in the Vista Irrigation District increased 2.94 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 10.60 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 409 million gallons
- August 2014 316 million gallons
- August 2015 355 million gallons
- August 2016 366 million gallons
- August 2017 316 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 65.0% of water consumption in the Vista Irrigation District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer decreased 4.00 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 60.00
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 62.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 356 million gallons
- 2015 352 million gallons
- 2016 327 million gallons
- 2013 335 million gallons
- 2015 381 million gallons
- 2016 377 million gallons
- 2013 438 million gallons
- 2015 450 million gallons
- 2016 387 million gallons
- 2013 512 million gallons
- 2015 489 million gallons
- 2016 438 million gallons
- 2013 585 million gallons
- 2015 418 million gallons
- 2016 468 million gallons
- 2013 643 million gallons
- 2015 470 million gallons
- 2016 528 million gallons
- 2013 681 million gallons
- 2015 453 million gallons
- 2016 591 million gallons
- 2013 696 million gallons
- 2015 516 million gallons
- 2016 614 million gallons
- 2013 654 million gallons
- 2015 461 million gallons
- 2016 544 million gallons
- 2013 552 million gallons
- 2015 442 million gallons
- 2016 544 million gallons
- 2013 443 million gallons
- 2015 389 million gallons
- 2016 458 million gallons
- 2013 409 million gallons
- 2015 355 million gallons
- 2016 366 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Vista Irrigation District water use decreased by 19.39 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — but the agency failed to meet a 20 percent reduction.
- 88.246
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 71.137
- 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 Vista Irrigation District to the State Water Resources Control Board.
| Month | Watering Days | Complaints | Follow-up Actions | Warnings Issued | Penalties Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received11 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received14 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions18 | Warnings Issued2 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received17 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions11 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received25 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued13 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received33 | Follow-up Actions21 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days— | Complaints Received53 | Follow-up Actions41 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received20 | Follow-up Actions14 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued20 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received21 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued6 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions17 | Warnings Issued11 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued4 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received19 | Follow-up Actions16 | Warnings Issued3 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received36 | Follow-up Actions28 | Warnings Issued8 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received47 | Follow-up Actions29 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received64 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued18 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received82 | Follow-up Actions37 | Warnings Issued45 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received65 | Follow-up Actions46 | Warnings Issued19 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received57 | Follow-up Actions31 | Warnings Issued26 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received34 | Follow-up Actions22 | Warnings Issued12 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received28 | Follow-up Actions8 | Warnings Issued16 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| 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
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Wash only full loads
Plant California Friendly plants
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.