Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Management of stormwater networks: Stormwater network risk management plans
203Content of stormwater network risk management plan
A stormwater network risk management plan must—
- contain a map of the stormwater network in the water service provider’s service area; and
- identify all critical infrastructure in the service area; and
- identify all hazards that could affect the operation of critical infrastructure in the stormwater network; and
- in relation to each hazard identified under paragraph (c), assess any risks of adverse impact on the network (that is, the infrastructure and its operation); and
- describe how the risks assessed under paragraph (d) are to be managed; and
- identify all overland flow paths and watercourses in the service area that—
- receive stormwater from, or take stormwater to, critical infrastructure in the network; and
- cross over or beneath private land; and
- receive stormwater from, or take stormwater to, critical infrastructure in the network; and
- specify any stormwater network bylaws that must be complied with—
- when managing risks under paragraph (e); and
- when managing the capacity of overland flow paths and watercourses identified under paragraph (f) to receive stormwater from, or take stormwater to, critical infrastructure in the network.
- when managing risks under paragraph (e); and
In addition, a stormwater network risk management plan—
- must include any stormwater environmental performance standards made under section 139A of the Water Services Act 2021 and how the water service provider will meet those standards; and
- may refer to any relevant management plans prepared by a territorial authority or a water organisation under the Resource Management Act 1991.
In this section, hazard, in relation to operating critical infrastructure, means any of the following:
- an existing hazard:
- an emerging hazard:
- a potential future hazard.


