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 15 March 2024. 

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

More Water Saving Tips

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 - Make mulch your friend

Good quality mulch can reduce water lost to evaporation by 70%.

Water Saving Tip - Make mulch your friend

Good quality mulch can reduce water lost to evaporation by 70%. It also keeps the weeds down, stops run-off and adds goodness to the soil.

More water saving tips