Houses with even street numbers can use handheld hoses, watering cans or buckets on even dates. Photo / iStock
Houses with even street numbers can use handheld hoses, watering cans or buckets on even dates. Photo / iStock
Residents in the Foxton and Foxton Beach areas are being told to turn off their sprinklers and hoses.
The Horowhenua District Council has asked everyone to reduce their water use to ensure demand does not exceed supply.
Water supplies are under a "Level 2 restriction", the council said, which meansthe use of sprinklers, soak hoses, irrigation of parks and gardens, hosing of paved areas and windows and cars is forbidden.
Houses with even street numbers can use handheld hoses, watering cans or buckets on even dates, and those with odd street numbers can use them on odd calendar dates.
Windows and cars can only be cleaned using a bucket or watering can filled from a tap.
2. Public parks and gardens and road reserves -- watering
Irrigation in parks and gardens will be turned off. (Council reserves are irrigated using bore water, which does not affect the town supply.)
3. Paved areas -- cleaning
Hosing of paved areas is banned unless cleaning is required as a result of an accident, fire, health hazard or other emergency. The use of a bucket filled directly from a tap is allowed any time
4. Window cleaning and vehicles
Water must not be used except by means of a bucket or watering can filled directly from a tap
-- For more information the Horowhenua District Council can be contacted on 06 366 0999 or enquiries@horowhenua.govt.nz
