High water use across the whole Western Bay district is continuing to put pressure on reservoir levels, prompting a reminder to the public to keep conserving water as much as possible.
Western Bay of Plenty Council said the water warning remained at high across all communities, but restrictions had been avoided to date.
Despite cooler days and a few showers giving some reprieve, the council's Utilities Manager Kelvin Hill said dry conditions would continue over January and February making the district vulnerable to water shortages and the possibility of restrictions.
"It doesn't take much of a temperature rise in any one day for water use to rise sharply – and even though we have had cloudy, cooler days and some rain – we are certainly not out of the woods."