Water Conservation and Restrictions

Council draws water from rivers and groundwater under resource consents. 

The conditions of these consents and the demand for water set the trigger levels for Council to issue water restrictions.

To ensure water demand does not exceed the available supply, restrictions may be put in place.

Visit the Water Conservation and Restrictions page for more information about Water Conservation and Restriction Levels and what they mean for you. Thank you for doing your bit to conserve water in Horowhenua.

Water Conservation and Restrictions as of Friday 1 March 2024. 

 Levin and Ōhau are in Water Conservation Level 2 until further notice.

  Level 3 Water Restrictions are in place for Foxton and Foxton Beach until further notice.

More Water Saving Tips

Water Saving Tip - Avoid the hose

Use a bucket of water and a mop or sponge instead of a hose for outdoor cleaning jobs.

Water Saving Tip - Be a tidy Kiwi, put it in the bin!

Using your loo as a rubbish bin uses heaps of water (average flush is more than six litres of water) and also causes a lot of issues when treating waste too.

Water Saving Tip - Hold off for a full wash

Only do full loads in the washing machine - the average volume of water for a single load of washing is more than 120 litres.

More water saving tips