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Water Services Act 2021 (2021 No 36).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Water supply Waterworks Authorization/permit Basin/catchment/watershed Concession Consumer protection Business/industry/corporations Resource/damage valuation Data collection/reporting Effluent waste water/discharge Water shortage/drought Early warning system Ecosystem preservation Enforcement/compliance EIA Environmental planning Equity Freshwater pollution Governance Hazardous substances Indigenous peoples Inspection Institution Integrated management Offences/penalties Potable water Public health Risk assessment/management Sustainable use Water abstraction Water charges Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Pollution control Inland waters Policy/planning
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
Not yet in force as 6 October 2021.
Abstract

The main purpose of this Act is to ensure that drinking water suppliers provide safe drinking water to consumers by a) providing a drinking water regulatory framework that is consistent with internationally accepted best practice, including a duty on drinking water suppliers to have a drinking water safety plan; and comply with legislative requirements (such as drinking water standards) on a consistent basis; b) by providing a source water risk management framework that, together with the Resource Management Act 1991, regulations made under that Act, and the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, enables risks to source water to be properly identified, managed, and monitored; and c) providing mechanisms that enable the regulation of drinking water to be proportionate to the scale, complexity, and risk profile of each drinking water supply.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Amends

Local Government Act 2002 (No. 84 of 2002).

Legislation | New Zealand | 2002 (2020)

Keyword: Local government, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Institution, Monitoring, Traditional rights/customary rights, Community management, Expropriation, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resource Management Act 1991 (No. 69 of 1991).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1991 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Soil pollution/quality, Coastal zone management, Protected area, Water conservation zone, Inland waters, Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Surface water, Groundwater, EIA, Protection of environment, Climate change, Sustainable use, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Freshwater resources management, Thermal and medicinal waters, Waterworks, Pollution control, Sustainable development, Water abstraction, Fertilizers/nutrients, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity, Traditional rights/customary rights, Ecosystem preservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Water Services (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021 (2021/371).

Legislation | New Zealand | 2021

Keyword: Potable water, Water charges, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations 2022.

Legislation | New Zealand | 2022

Keyword: MRL-maximum residue limit, Potable water, Public health, Residues, Toxicity/poisoning, Food quality control/food safety, Water supply, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX