This page has important notices about the water supply and water restrictions in the Waimakariri District, and what is required of you if there is a water restriction in your area.
Water Restrictions in the Waimakariri District
At times some of the Council’s water supply schemes will be required to
conserve water for short periods of time or on a long term basis.
The
reasons for a water restriction may vary from supply to supply. Reasons may be due to the water supply
being turned off during short term events such as maintenance or
flooding. Or it may be during periods of hot weather when demand is at
its highest and the Council need to conserve water to meet with their
resource consent or the pipes, pumps and storage on the scheme cannot
cope with the demand.
The Council has provided information on how to cope with living with a restricted water supply (pdf, 163 kB).
Levels of Restrictions
The Council has three levels of restrictions:
Level 1
Properties with a street address that ends with an odd number may only water gardens and lawns when the day of the month is an odd number. For example, a property with a street number of 21 can only water gardens and lawns when the date is an odd number, such as 1st, 3rd, 5th of the month, etc.
Properties with a street address that ends with an even number may only water gardens and lawns when the day of the month is an even number.
Level 2
The use of automated watering systems is prohibited at all times. This includes rotary, pop-up, dripper, or other types of watering systems. Hand-held hoses may only be used for watering of gardens.
Level 3
There is a complete ban on all watering systems. Water may only be used for domestic purposes such as drinking and washing and to provide drinking water for stock.
Current Water Restrictions in Waimakariri District
The table below shows the current level of restrictions:
Scheme
| Current Restriction
| Level of Restriction
|
| Rangiora | No | |
| Kaiapoi | No | |
| Pegasus | No | |
| Woodend | No | |
Oxford Urban
| No | |
Waikuku Beach
| No | |
Pines Kairaki
| No | |
| Cust | No | |
| Ohoka | No | |
| Garrymere | No | |
| Mandeville | No |
|
| Fernside | No | |
Oxford No. 1
| No | |
Oxford No. 2
| No |
|
| Summerhill | No | |
Poyntz Road
| No | |
West Eyreton
| No | |