Consideration of domestic water metering is one of a range of measures Hamilton City Council is looking into as part of managing demand for water in the coming years.
Commercial and industrial water users, which use 40 per cent of the city's water, already pay for their water through metering.
A report to council's Strategy and Policy Committee briefed councillors on the long term water demand issues for the city and outlined approaches to manage future demand, and to defer the need for major capital expenditure for as long as possible.
Hamilton's water demand has been steadily increasing with the continued growth of the city, and funding has been allocated in the 2012-22 10-Year Plan to upgrade water treatment plant to meet demands.
The report follows previous agreement in the 2012-22 10-Year Plan to undertake a range of work across the city, including leak detection and loss management programmes to supplement the Smart Water Use conservation programme already in place in Hamilton, Waikato and Waipa districts.
