We're responsible for managing and monitoring our district's water resources. This includes the coastline, rivers, streams, wetlands, freshwater and groundwater.
Water use data
Water users - enter your water use data(external link)
LAWA
River quality and quantity,
Can I swim here?
Can I swim here
Water quality at popular swimming and shellfish gathering sites
Aquatic Pests
Freshwater plant, weed and fish pests
Freshwater
Using freshwater resources
Freshwater Plan
To help manage the availability and quality of freshwater in our region
Groundwater
Using groundwater, bore permits
Bore water survey
Te Hapara Sands aquifer survey
Irrigation requirements
Guidelines for water permit applicants on the Poverty Bay Flats
Navigation and Safety
Bylaw, jet ski, hot works application
Rivers
Low flow, riverbed trends, shingle extraction
Stormwater drainage
Land drainage for flood control, urban and rural, roadside drains
Wetlands and lakes
Working with wetlands
Action for healthy waterways
The ‘Action for Healthy Waterways’ package introduces new rules and regulations