Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Management of stormwater networks

199: Application of this subpart

You could also call this:

"Rules for managing stormwater in your area"

Illustration for Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

This subpart is about the rules for a water service provider that manages the stormwater network in its area. You need to know that the provider is responsible for the stormwater network in the area it serves. The provider's responsibility includes stormwater service zones and overland flow paths in its service area, even if they cross private land.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1010667.


Previous

198: Delegation of trade waste bylaws, or

"When a water organisation is in charge of trade waste rules, it acts like the local council."


Next

200: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in this law"

Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Management of stormwater networks

199Application of this subpart

  1. This subpart imposes obligations on a water service provider that has responsibility for managing the stormwater network in its service area.

  2. That responsibility extends to the following in the provider’s service area:

  3. stormwater service zones:
    1. overland flow paths and watercourses that are a part of the network, including those that cross over or beneath private land.