Water Use in San Clemente Went Up in August

Water use in San Clemente went up in August.

With water restrictions statewide, retail water suppliers are now required to report water usage monthly to the California Water Resources Control Board. The numbers are compared with the same time period last year.

Statewide water conservation efforts in California’s urban communities continued their upward trend, climbing to 11.5 percent statewide for the month of August, according to of the latest report released today by the state water board.

Only 10 large agencies reported an increase in water use in August. San Clemente’s water use went up 4 percent in August over August 2013 numbers.

Many other agencies are in double-digit conservation mode, most in Northern California.

Conservation in Southern California is coming through turf removal, with August applications to remove 3.8 million square feet, or 2,533 front yards, from residential customers, the state board reported.

Patch file photo.

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