A precious resource...
Water suPPly
Our plans
as our city grows, the availability of water and the
need to conserve it is becoming more important.
There are limits on how much water can be taken
from the Waikato River. as demand increases
management of those limits becomes more crucial.
The more we take, the greater the chance of water
shortages and damage to the environment and the
more it costs to treat.
We will contnue our water conservaton awareness
programmes and redefne how we manage water
demand. as part of that we will be undertaking
work to reduce the amount of water lost through
leaks within the network. In the frst year of this
plan we will also investgate optons to manage the
city’s future demand, including water metering.
The Council has no plans to contract out the
provision of the city’s water supply.
THe COuNCIL TReaTS,
DISTRIbuTeS aND
MaNaGeS HaMILTON’S
WaTeR SuPPLY.
We are allowed to draw a set limit of water from
the Waikato River into the Water Treatment Plant
where it is treated to provide a high standard of
drinking water for residents and businesses.
The Council is legally required to ensure water is
used sustainably. There are a number of ways we
do this, including water restrictons when demand
is high, such as summer. We also encourage
residents to conserve water as much as possible
because it is a precious resource.
DiD you KnoW?
WhAt We Do:
•
WAter treAtMent AnD DistriBution
•
WAter storAGe
•
WAter DeMAnD MAnAGeMent
10
%
of your rAtes
goes
towards the city’s water supply.
every seConD
of every
day,
the Water Treatment Plant
produces an average of
2200
GlAsses
of high quality water.
ABout 17%
of water is sold to users
outside the city.
of the city’s water supply –
commercial and industrial –
is AlreADy MetereD
.
28
%
224 litresofWAter
PerPerson
PerDay.
On average, Hamilton consumes
H a m i lt o n C i t y C o u n C i l
78