Carterton District Council submitted its annual Network Environmental Performance Report to Taumata Arowai in September 2024.
The Water Services Act 2021 has mandatory requirements for certain public network operators to monitor and report on the environmental performance of their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks.
These requirements only apply to networks operated by local councils or council-controlled organisations.
The goal of monitoring and reporting is to provide transparency to the public and the sector about the performance of these networks and their operators.
Robust data collection and reporting is key to providing a clear, detailed picture of our networks. It supports the ability of operators to effectively manage their networks and build a system that delivers safe drinking water and minimises potential impacts on the environment and public health.
The reporting contributes to the continuous improvement of the quality of water services.
These measures cover a range of topics, such as:
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- resource consents, rates of water-take from source water, and discharges from water treatment plants
- environmental discharges, overflows, and by-products from water and wastewater treatment
- condition of equipment, reliability and recovery of services – including water security and emergency preparedness
- water losses and water restrictions
- reasons for faults, and time taken to respond and repair them
- energy use of treatment plants
- disposal of biosolids
- high-level information on operating costs and capital expenditure for upgrades
