Part 7
Specific obligations and restrictions on local authorities and other
persons
Obligations and restrictions relating to provision of water
services:
Closure or transfer of small water services
135Criteria for transfer of water service
A local government organisation may only transfer a water service under section 131(1)(b) if it has first—
- developed a draft management plan under which the entity
representative of the community would maintain and operate
the water service; and
- assessed the likely future capital and operating costs of
the entity representative of the community to maintain and
operate the water service; and
- assessed the ability of the entity representative of the
community to maintain and operate the water service
satisfactorily.