Dealing with water shortages: Bore versus river
Annual Conference
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A dry summer on the Kapiti Coast can give staff interesting challenges to keep demand at a level that is within our consent limits. With the completion of a supplementary bore field in 2005 the control measures have become less restrictive, but have also presented some new unforeseen consumer problems.
The Kapiti Coast has been one of the fastest growing districts in New Zealand, this has increased demand on water resources in the central area of the coast. The water supply for this area has been taken from the Waikanae River and in the last four years supplemented from a deep aquifer in Waikanae.