Te Puna Kōrero,
Consultation

Find out more about our consultations. Your feedback helps inform our decisions and regulatory approach.

Open consultations

Closed consultations

From 17 January to 28 March 2022, we sought feedback on the following proposed documents:  

  • 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 

In November and December 2022 we consulted on:

  • Network Environmental Performance Measures
  • Notifiable Risks and Hazards

Consultation on these documents is now closed. 

  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

Drinking Water Network  Environmental Performance Measures

30 June 2022 Phase one: reporting period begins 1 July 2022