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Consultation
Find out more about our consultations. Your feedback helps inform our decisions and regulatory approach.
In this section:
On behalf of the Minister of Local Government, the Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai is consulting on a proposed levy or levies under section 201 of the Water Services Act 2021.
In accordance with the Water Services Act, consultation is targeted to councils and their council-controlled organisations that provide water services. The proposed levy or levies would help fund the cost of operating the Authority.
We want your views on proposed levies payable by councils or council-controlled organisations to fund the Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai.
This consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 24 January 2025.
Closed consultations
In 2024, we sought feedback on:
- Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules for small-medium supplies
In 2022, we sought feedback on:
- Drinking Water Standards
- Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules
- Drinking Water Aesthetic Values
- Drinking Water Acceptable Solution for Roof Water Supplies
- Drinking Water Acceptable Solution for Spring and Bore Water Supplies
- Drinking Water Acceptable Solution for Rural Agricultural Water Supplies
- Drinking Water Network Environmental Performance Measures
- Network Environmental Performance Measures
- Notifiable Risks and Hazards
Consultation on these documents is now closed. You can find out more about current and past consultations on our consultation site.
| Published | Came into effect | |
| Drinking Water Standards | 9 June 2022 | 14 November 2022 |
| Drinking Water Aesthetic Values | 15 June 2022 | 14 November 2022 |
| Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules | 25 July 2022 | 14 November 2022 (anticipate reporting in line with the new Rules from 1 January 2023) |
| Drinking Water Acceptable Solutions | 27 October 2022 | 14 November 2022 |
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Drinking Water Network Environmental Performance Measures |
30 June 2022 | Phase one: reporting period begins 1 July 2022 |