Te Puna Kōrero
Consultation
Find out more about our consultations. Your feedback helps inform our decisions and regulatory approach.
In this section:
Open consultations
- Have your say on proposed changes to Acceptable Solutionsoutbound (closes Friday, 13 June 2025)
Closed consultations
We recently sought feedback on:
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.
| 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 |