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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Discharge of wastewater and trade waste

212: Discharge of wastewater and trade waste

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"Rules for putting wastewater and trade waste into the sewer system"

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If you put wastewater or trade waste into a wastewater network in the right way, following the bylaws in your area, you are not breaking the law under this Act, the LGA 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991, or the Building Act 2004. You must follow the rules to avoid problems. The company that manages the wastewater network is still responsible if something goes wrong.

If something bad gets into the wastewater network and it is the fault of the company that owns or runs the network, they can still get in trouble under this Act, the LGA 2002, or the Resource Management Act 1991. This means they have to make sure the network is safe and working properly. They cannot just say it is not their problem.

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Discharge of wastewater and trade waste

212Discharge of wastewater and trade waste

  1. The discharge of wastewater or trade waste into a wastewater network in accordance with the bylaws that apply in the relevant water service provider’s service area is not a breach of—

  2. this Act; or
    1. the LGA 2002; or
      1. the Resource Management Act 1991 or regulations made under that Act: or
        1. the Building Act 2004 or regulations made under that Act.

          1. However, this section does not absolve a water service provider from liability for the discharge, in contravention of this Act, the LGA 2002, or the Resource Management Act 1991, of a contaminant from a wastewater network that is owned or operated by the water service provider.

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