Watercare taking soft approach to restriction rule breakers

Auckland’s water authority is taking a softly softly approach to people who breach water restrictions introduced in May.

Between September 1st and September 14th, Watercare has received 232 reports of people breaking the rules.

Around 865 reports were received for the month of June, 585 in July and 717 in August.

Watercare’s chief executive Raveen Jaduram told RNZ reporter Jean Bell the strategy is to have a chat with people and avoid taking more serious action.

Watercare taking soft approach to restriction rule breakers
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