Dropping river levels throughout Southland have prompted Environment Southland to warn consent holders that some are likely to soon reach trigger levels, requiring them to cease their water takes.
Senior technical officer Graeme McKenzie said there were no restrictions at present.
Consent holders automatically receive an email from the council when rivers reach the levels that require them to cease taking water. This particularly applies to irrigators and industries.
Mr McKenzie said it would be prudent for consent holders to monitor their emails during the Christmas-New Year period.
Environment Southland staff would be monitoring the region's rivers and aquifers.
Aside from some rain on Tuesday, MetService is not predicting rain for Southland in the next week.
