About Hastings District's Water Supply
Hastings has 10 separate water supply systems consisting of water supply sources, pipeline networks, reservoirs, treatment plants and pumping stations.
Water is sourced from underground aquifers via 32 individual bores/wells, and two springs in the Waimarama area.
The pipeline networks consists of 400km of water mains connected to 22,000 homes and businesses. On average up to 63,000,000 litres of water per day is consumed in the Hastings/Havelock North area, which is the largest of the 10 water supply systems.
You can see more detailed usage data for Hastings, Clive, Te Awanga and Waimarama by visiting our water useage monitor page.
The two largest reservoirs at Havelock North each hold 10,000,000 litres of water. During the night, water from the bores/wells is pumped through the network to the 15 reservoirs in the district, and from there it is distributed to homes and businesses.
Water quality is maintained in accordance with the Drinking Water Standards for NZ 2000 and is continuously monitored through routine water quality testing programmes. Fluoride is added to the water in the Hastings, Havelock North and Flaxmere supplies to aid dental health.
The water supply networks are continually being upgraded to maintain the pipelines in sound working condition, as well as being expanded where required to cater for new development and growth.
Charges
Most domestic and smaller commercial users are charged for water supply through a separate Uniform Annual Charge (UAC). Larger industrial and commercial users are charged through a combination of UAC, and metered water charges.
The Hastings District Council has one of the lowest charges for water supply in New Zealand.
