Water situation critical
Record high water use means the pumps drawing water from the aquifer into reservoirs feeding Hastings, Havelock North
and Flaxmere cannot keep up with demand.
The situation is critical and a sprinkler ban is in force from today. “There is not a shortage of water – there is
plenty of water in the aquifer. The issue is that we have used an extremely large amount of water in the last week, and
the pumps cannot go fast enough to keep up with demand. They are at capacity,” said Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule.
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