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Wednesday 13 March 2019
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History brought to life
More rain needed Rain late last week and over the weekend has led the Tasman District Council to relax water restrictions in some areas - but it warns the showers were nowhere near enough to break the drought. Dry Weather Taskforce convenor Dennis BushKing says the Waimea area has moved back to State 3 restrictions, which means businesses connected to the reticulated supply no longer have to cut their water use by 25 per cent and permit holders’ cut in allocations is now 50 per cent rather than the 65 per cent it was a week ago. However, houses connected to the reticulated water network in Richmond, Hope, Brightwater, Mapua, Ruby Bay, Wakefield and rural extensions are still subject to an outdoor water use ban, except for watering fruit and vegetables using a bucket or watering can on alternate evenings. Between 20mm and 30mm of rain fell across the region on Thursday night and during the day on Friday, followed by drizzle on Saturday - well short of the 80mm widely believed to be enough to break the drought. Dennis says river levels have already started to drop back again, although groundwater levels have lifted because there has been less pumping taking place. “While we can relax the restrictions slightly, it’s important people realise we are still in a drought and water conservation remains very important.” More rain is forecast for later this week and Dennis says the taskforce will re-assess the restrictions
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