CLIPBOARD : Southern California Water Consumption
Below are water consumption figures for the 15 areas in the Metropolitan Water District’s service area, including nine in Orange County. The use was from May through December of 1989 and 1990.
Measured in acre-feet of water.*
AGENCY 1989 1990 % Chg ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim 53,504 54,670 2.2 El Toro 8,862 9,129 3.0 Fullerton 25,870 24,036 -7.1 Huntington Beach** 17,972 17,650 -1.8 Irvine Ranch 30,674 29,855 -2.7 Los Alisos 7,365 7,212 -2.1 Moulton Niguel 23,556 24,371 3.5 Santa Ana 37,184 36,380 -2.2 Santa Margarita 14,269 15,169 6.3 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Beverly Hills 10,836 10,227 -5.6 Long Beach 54,866 52,572 -4.2 Los Angeles 507,834 474,456 -6.6 RIVERSIDE COUNTY Riverside 52,517 51,547 -1.8 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Ontario 27,387 28,298 3.3 SAN DIEGO COUNTY San Diego 180,056 167,170 -7.2 TOTAL 1,052,752 1,002,742 -4.7
* An acre-foot is enough water to fill an acre of land to a depth of one foot and to meet the residential demands of two average families each year.
** Missing October-December figures.
Source: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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