Environment Canterbury
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Provide regular free water tests and water treatment information for drinking water from bores and other small water supplies.
Conduct research on different types of eco-toilet as alternatives to septic systems and large-scale wastewater treatment.
To reduce stormwater and increase self-sufficiency, develop information and incentives for collection, storage and treatment of rainwater.
Address affordability, debt, compliance, environmental standards, building resilience to natural hazards and climate change.
The quality and quantity of drinking water supplies depends on the management of contaminants at the point of source of the drinking water.
It is everyone's responsibility to comply with the relevant rules and requirements.
Provide regular free water tests and water treatment information for drinking water from bores and other small water supplies.
Conduct research on different types of eco-toilet as alternatives to septic systems and large-scale wastewater treatment.
To reduce stormwater and increase self-sufficiency, develop information and incentives for collection, storage and treatment of rainwater.
Address affordability, debt, compliance, environmental standards, building resilience to natural hazards and climate change.
The quality and quantity of drinking water supplies depends on the management of contaminants at the point of source of the drinking water.
It is everyone's responsibility to comply with the relevant rules and requirements.
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