Water figures show a busier Coromandel east coast summer

Water consumption on the Coromandel over the Christmas-New Year period confirmed more activity than last year in some of our favourite east coast holiday spots.

While those in Whangamata consumed about 77-and-a-half million litres of water over two weeks, Onemana was the outstanding increase, followed by Hahei, Pauanui, Whangamata and Tairua.

Onemana used 25 per cent more water than in previous years, leading to an unusual hose and sprinkler ban over the peak period.

Although slightly down on water consumption compared to last year, Whitianga's over 60 million litres of water over two weeks ranked second overall in the Coromandel's heaviest water use.

"We want to thank those who conserved water over summer by not leaving their hoses running and doing even little things like waiting until they had a full load before washing clothes or dishes," says Thames-Coromandel District Council Water Services Engineer Rodney Clark.

"We still have restrictions in place in parts of the Coromandel, so please keep being smart about your water use over the next few weeks," he says.

You can find water restriction alerts on the front page of our website: www.tcdc.govt.nz.

Water consumption from 23 December 2014 to 6 January 2015

• Whangamata 77,493,100 litres (up 12% on last summer)

• Whitianga 60,339,000 litres (down 7% on last summer)

• Pauanui 29,091,000 litres (up 13% on last summer)

• Matarangi 23,424,000 litres (down 2% on last summer)

• Tairua 22,268,000 litres (up 5% on last summer)

• Onemana 5,370,000 litres (up 25% on last summer)

• Hahei (TCDC Supply) 2,098,604 litres (up 18% on last summer)

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