Who looks after Auckland’s stormwater, drinking water and wastewater?
- Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters department manages and maintains stormwater infrastructure in the Auckland region.
- Watercare Services Limited (Watercare) manage drinking water and wastewater in the Auckland region. For more information on drinking water and wastewater, visit our website or contact Watercare.
What makes up Auckland’s stormwater infrastructure?
Stormwater infrastructure are used to manage rainfall runoff from urban areas, and consists of a range of assets including:
- 7000km of pipes
- 182,000 manholes
- more than 100,000 catchment pits
- more than 5000 treatment devices.
Why does Auckland Council manage stormwater?
We manage the quantity and quality of stormwater run-off to:
- minimise flooding
- maintain the environmental value of our aquatic habitats
- prevent the pollution of our seas.
What does the legislation say?
- The stormwater bylaw helps protect our waterways by ensuring stormwater systems are of a consistently high standard across Auckland. For more information, see theStormwater Bylaw.
- The Auckland region Network Discharge Consent sets out a range of requirements for connecting to the stormwater network and assets to bevested to the council.
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Useful links:
- Auckland Council website: Water quality targeted rate
- Auckland Council website: Looking after Auckland's water
- Decide with Safeswim: safeswim.org.nz
- Watercare: Watercare - news and media
OurAuckland: Takapuna Beach
OurAuckland: awards & recognition
- Healthy Waters team wins big at landscape and engineering awards
- Auckland Council and partners top of the class in procurement
OurAuckland: Water Quality Targeted Rate
- How your targeted rates are making an impact
- Improving Auckland’s water quality through your targeted rates
