For drinking water suppliers and operators
View requirements and guidance for drinking water suppliers, network operators and testing laboratories in New Zealand.
Safe drinking water – every day for everyone
Drinking water suppliers and operators play a vital role in providing safe drinking water to people in New Zealand, every day.
To help, the Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai provides guidance and different compliance pathways that suppliers and operators can follow to meet their responsibilities under the Water Services Act 2021outbound.
Different types and sizes of drinking water supplier have different requirements to meet. In general, the simpler (or lower risk) the supply, the simpler the requirements.
There are also obligations on drinking water network operators and laboratories that test drinking water samples.
In this section you can find out the requirements that apply to you.
In this section
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For drinking water suppliers
Find out what type of drinking water supply you provide and the requirements and compliance options that apply to you.Find out more
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For network operators
Information about monitoring and reporting on the environmental performance of drinking water networks.Find out more
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For laboratories
Information for laboratories about accreditation, accessing our self-service portal and notifying us.Find out more