Hamilton and Waipa will move to Water Alert Level One restrictions from Thursday 17 December 2020.
Moving to Water Alert Level One means sprinklers must only be used between 6am to 8am and 6pm to 8pm daily, while hand-held hosing can still be done at any time.
Hamilton City Council’s City Waters Manager Maire Porter says a number of factors are considered before water alert levels are put in place. We closely monitor water use, weather predictions and trends from previous summers to guide how we manage water, says Porter.
NIWA projections for the upcoming summer in the Waikato region are for hot and humid weather and with a severe meteorological drought earlier this year and less rainfall in 2020, the two councils have opted to take a proactive approach this summer.