Water

Horowhenua District Council provides a town water supply to the urban areas in the Horowhenua and some rural areas.  Annual water rates are charged in some townships whereas water meters are installed in others and charged accordingly.

When conditions are dry and demand for watering the garden is high, water restrictions are put in place to avoid water shortages.

Contact Us for information on water leaks, toby locations service connections, water meters, and water saving measures. 

Urban Water Supply Area Policy

At its meeting on 5 February 2008, Council formally adopted Urban Water Supply Areas for the Horowhenua District and resolved that officers are to advertise and make available to the public the adopted Urban Water Supply Area. Under the proposed Water Supply Bylaw, these Urban Water Supply Areas will define where Council is obliged to provide an ordinary supply of water and is an area serviced by a reticulated water supply system with a fire fighting capability, that is intended to supply water to customers via on demand supplies.

Hard copies of the Urban Water Supply areas for the Horowhenua District may be viewed free of charge at the Council Customer Service Centres in Levin, Foxton and Shannon. Hard copies may be purchased from the service centres for 50 cents per colour A4 page. Maps showing the Water Supply Areas are also available here in PDF format.

For more information please click on the links provided below.