Water updates

Please conserve water

Managing your water means keeping an eye on how much you take but also what you put into the pipes.

You can help conserve water by keeping showers short and running the dishwasher and washing machine in the early morning or at night.

Keeping your water use down not only helps conserve water it also keeps the pressure off our wastewater infrastructure. This is struggling due to a breakdown at the wastewater treatment plant. 

Water conservation is critical as some of our wastewater network is still running on generators, some pump stations are not yet fully back to normal operation and our wastewater treatment plant is currently out of action. Be careful what you put into the drain or down the loo.
In the loo it’s only paper, pee and poo. No sanitary products or nappies and no ‘flushable’ wipes. They clog the pipes and turn into ‘rag monsters’ that cause havoc down below. In the drain, it’s just rain, no fat or grease, no chemicals, no rubbish, no silt. 

Our city’s drinking water is safe to drink but there is a ‘boil water’ notice in place for all residents with a private water supply like a bore. This is because of potential contamination of ground water from flooding.

Please treat all water in streams, the sea, lakes and rivers as contaminated. This includes silt and mud. This is because untreated wastewater continues to be discharged to the sea as we work to restore our waste water treatment plant, which was flooded in the storm. Don't eat kaimoana from our sea or waterways at this time.

We are now at Level 3 water restrictions.

• Try having shorter showers, limit your loads of washing or do short washes, and don’t rush to flush. 
• Run a short cycle on your dishwasher
• Run the dishwasher and washing machine in the early morning or at night.