Three Waters Bylaws Review

The feedback we receive from you will help us to develop an integrated approach to three waters management in the District. 

We want to ensure our approach aligns to, compliments and reflects the feedback we heard clearly from the community through Project Thrive, as well in the development of other projects such as the District Plan Review and the Integrated Spatial Plan 2020 – 2050.

The four bylaws we are consulting on are:

• Wastewater
• Stormwater
• Trade Waste
• Water Supply

These bylaws influence things like who can connect to our supplies, how much waste can be discharged, the requirement for water tanks at each property and how we manage stormwater.

Our current bylaws need to be refreshed to ensure they reflect the environmental and infrastructural demands of our time. The new bylaws will inform how we approach asset management and durable infrastructure practices to support our sustainable water demand management plan and wastewater strategy. The impact of these bylaws is wide reaching – it ensures that step by step, we make positive changes which lead to smart growth while being environmentally sustainable.

View the statement of proposal on our website, containing more information about the rationale of the changes and the proposed bylaws at www.chbdc.govt.nz