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Auckland water use up, but further restrictions not expected © RNZ / Simon Rogers Increased water restrictions in Auckland are not expected over summer but residents are being urged to continue  good conservation habits employed over winter. Water use across the city has risen by 30 million litres per day - since the loosening of restrictions last week. Aucklanders are still banned from using sprinklers or irrigation systems at home but are allowed to use a hose with a trigger nozzle. Watercare's Mark Bourne told Checkpoint the restrictions would remain in place over summer, and he d...

22/12/2020 Photo credit: Supplied / Watercare Auckland's water-use jumped more than 30 million litres a day after water restrictions eased, prompting calls for locals to ease up on their outdoor water-use. Rules changed on December 14 to allow Aucklanders to use a hand-held hose at home, as long as it has a trigger nozzle. After these new regulations came into force, Aucklanders on Sunday December 20 used 428 million litres of water - 32 million litres more than what was used the previous Sunday before restrictions were changed. Related News Watercare head of servicing an...

Press Release – Watercare Services Auckland’s water use has spiked dramatically since the change in outdoor water restrictions, prompting calls for people to go easy with their outdoor water use. On Sunday , Aucklanders used 428 million litres of water (MLD) – 32MLD more than what was used the previous Sunday, before restrictions were adjusted. Watercare head of servicing and consents Mark Bourne, who is leading the organisation’s drought response, says the increase in consumption is largely due to people using a lot more water outdoors. “We need to remember that while we can use a ...

Water use across the city has risen by 30 million litres per day - since the loosening of restrictions last week. Aucklanders are still banned from using sprinklers or irrigation systems at home but are allowed to use a hose with a trigger nozzle. Watercare's Mark Bourne told Checkpoint the restrictions would remain in place over summer, and he did not envisage stricter measures over the coming months. He said the increase in consumption was manageable and to be expected in the lead-up to Christmas holidays. "We certainly expected an increase, about the level which we've had - about 30 m...

Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 12:17 pm Auckland’s water use has spiked dramatically since the change in outdoor water restrictions, prompting calls for people to go easy with their outdoor water use. On Sunday , Aucklanders used 428 million litres of water (MLD) – 32MLD more than what was used the previous Sunday, before restrictions were adjusted. Watercare head of servicing and consents Mark Bourne, who is leading the organisation’s drought response, says the increase in consumption is largely due to people using a lot more water outdoors. “We need to remember that while we can use a h...