Water Metering
Accurate water information is essential for effective water management within our region. National Regulations on the measuring and reporting of water takes were introduced under section 360 of the Resource Management Act in November 2010.
All water take consent holders that take 5 L/s or more are now required to install water meters to monitor their water take. Consent holders granted consent after 10 November, 2010 will need to comply with the new regulations immediately, whereas existing water take consent holders have 2-6 years to comply, depending on how much water they take, which is outlined in the table below.
| Water Consent | Date for compliance with regulations |
|
All consents granted 10 November 2010 or later (includes new or 'replacement' consent) |
From the day that water is first taken under the resource consent. |
| 20L/s or more | from 10 November 2012. |
| 10L/s or more but less than 20L/s | from 10 November 2014. |
| 5L/s or more but less than 10L/s | from 10 November 2016. |
| Less than 5L/s | Not required to comply |
Further information
- An overview of everything you need to know about the regulations is available from the Ministry for the Environment website.
- More information is available on the Irrigation NZ website
Contact our Resource Consent team if you would like to know what changes are involved for you.
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