Whaingaroa Environment Centre wants to help you to save water and money. We are looking for volunteer households from Raglan West to have their water use monitored for a month. After a month we will come in and show residents the smart things they can do to reduce water use, in and around their home. And show how much money you could save in the process! We will showcase your successes right here in the Chronicle and you get free gizmos to help save water and money in your home.
Why Raglan West? Waikato District Council’s water meter roll-out has started with Raglan West, and those properties have already had manifolds installed – which means they are basically “meter ready”. The rest of Raglan will have manifolds installed over the next year.
Why do we all live here? Because of the fabulous harbour and beaches. Some of us make our living from it, some of us get out in it to surf, kite, swim or fish and some of us just like to sit back and enjoy the view. But we all want it to be clean and safe. Every home and business in Raglan has water leaving their property, and most of it ends up in the harbour. Less water leaving your house means less going in to the harbour. Less water used on your property means less going into the stormwater system – and that’s right, less going in to the harbour. If we all smarten up our act with water use, we will have plenty over the dry summer months.
If you want to be a smart water use guinea pig contact Kimberley at Whaingaroa Environment Centre. Phone 825 0480 or email wenvc@kol.co.nz
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