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 Yorba Linda Water District
- Water consumption in the Yorba Linda Water District increased 26.60 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016. Overall, consumption in August has decreased 19.78 percent over the past five years.
- August 2013 468 million gallons
- August 2014 281 million gallons
- August 2015 327 million gallons
- August 2016 414 million gallons
- August 2017 281 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
Average daily water consumption by each residential customer
- About 74.0% of water consumption in the Yorba Linda Water District is residential. The average daily gallons used by each residential customer increased 19.34 percent in August 2017 compared to August 2016, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
- 125.90
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
- 105.50
- average daily gallons
used by each residential
customer for August 2017
Year-over-year water consumption
- 2013 377 million gallons
- 2015 400 million gallons
- 2016 259 million gallons
- 2013 409 million gallons
- 2015 407 million gallons
- 2016 304 million gallons
- 2013 504 million gallons
- 2015 280 million gallons
- 2016 294 million gallons
- 2013 584 million gallons
- 2015 463 million gallons
- 2016 373 million gallons
- 2013 687 million gallons
- 2015 399 million gallons
- 2016 439 million gallons
- 2013 712 million gallons
- 2015 442 million gallons
- 2016 475 million gallons
- 2013 765 million gallons
- 2015 433 million gallons
- 2016 556 million gallons
- 2013 768 million gallons
- 2015 450 million gallons
- 2016 584 million gallons
- 2013 729 million gallons
- 2015 410 million gallons
- 2016 537 million gallons
- 2013 637 million gallons
- 2015 412 million gallons
- 2016 475 million gallons
- 2013 516 million gallons
- 2015 382 million gallons
- 2016 414 million gallons
- 2013 516 million gallons
- 2015 327 million gallons
- 2016 414 million gallons
Displayed in millions of gallons
2014 water use data is incomplete and therefore not displayed
Progress toward mandatory water reduction*
- Yorba Linda Water District water use decreased by 36.73 percent between June 2015 and February 2016 — the nine months of the initial statewide conservation mandate — achieving a 36 percent reduction.
- 100.166
- billion gallons consumed
- over the same months in 2013.
- 63.376
- 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 Yorba Linda Water District 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 Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received9 | Follow-up Actions9 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received10 | Follow-up Actions10 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2017 | Watering Days7 | Complaints Received6 | Follow-up Actions6 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received4 | Follow-up Actions4 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMarch 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received12 | Follow-up Actions12 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthFebruary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJanuary 2017 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthNovember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received2 | Follow-up Actions2 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthOctober 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions13 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthSeptember 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthAugust 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJuly 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received5 | Follow-up Actions5 | Warnings Issued5 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthJune 2016 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received15 | Follow-up Actions15 | Warnings Issued— | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthMay 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received30 | Follow-up Actions30 | Warnings Issued30 | Penalties Assessed— |
| MonthApril 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received24 | Follow-up Actions24 | Warnings Issued24 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received50 | Follow-up Actions50 | Warnings Issued28 | Penalties Assessed28 |
| MonthFebruary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received42 | Follow-up Actions42 | Warnings Issued32 | Penalties Assessed32 |
| MonthJanuary 2016 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received13 | Follow-up Actions97 | Warnings Issued97 | Penalties Assessed5 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received121 | Follow-up Actions130 | Warnings Issued121 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthNovember 2015 | Watering Days1 | Complaints Received16 | Follow-up Actions81 | Warnings Issued62 | Penalties Assessed9 |
| MonthOctober 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received159 | Follow-up Actions159 | Warnings Issued159 | Penalties Assessed13 |
| MonthSeptember 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received119 | Follow-up Actions119 | Warnings Issued119 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthAugust 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received76 | Follow-up Actions218 | Warnings Issued142 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJuly 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions374 | Warnings Issued274 | Penalties Assessed4 |
| MonthJune 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received88 | Follow-up Actions238 | Warnings Issued134 | Penalties Assessed2 |
| MonthMay 2015 | Watering Days2 | Complaints Received100 | Follow-up Actions166 | Warnings Issued66 | Penalties Assessed8 |
| MonthApril 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received55 | Follow-up Actions78 | Warnings Issued23 | Penalties Assessed1 |
| MonthMarch 2015 | Watering Days3 | Complaints Received23 | Follow-up Actions23 | Warnings Issued23 | 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
Water before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
Capture tap water
Wash only full loads
Repair leaks
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.