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 16 February 2024. 

 Levin and Ōhau are in Water Conservation Level 1 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 - Wait to water

Water your lawn only when it really needs it. To test this, step on the grass. If it springs back up, it doesn’t need watering. If it stays flat, it does.

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.

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