This notice issued pursuant to sections 54(2)(h) and 54(3) of the Water Services Act 2021 (“Act”) by the Chief Executive of Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator (“Taumata Arowai”), acting under delegated authority, sets out the information that must be provided in an application to register a drinking water supply and the requirements for how that information must be provided to Taumata Arowai.

1.Title

This notice is the Drinking Water Supply Registration Notice 2021.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to set out the information that is required, and the form and process that must be followed, to submit an application to register a drinking water supply in accordance with the Act.

3. Definitions

Within this notice:

Drinking Water Supply Register means the register kept and maintained by Taumata Arowai in accordance with section 55(1) of the Act.

Hinekōrako is the self-service portal developed and administered by Taumata Arowai that drinking water suppliers must use to register their supplies and maintain their registration records.

4. Commencement

1. This notice comes into force on 15 November 2021.

2. This notice may be amended or revoked by notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

5. Requirement to Register a Drinking Water Supply

1. The owner of a drinking water supply must ensure that the supply is registered on the Drinking Water Supply Register in accordance with the Act and this notice.

2. If required, regulations will prescribe registration fees or levies and these will be notified on the Taumata Arowai website https://www.taumataarowai.govt.nz. There are currently no prescribed fees or levies.

3. An application for registration must be made using Hinekōrako, which is accessible from the Taumata Arowai website https://www.taumataarowai.govt.nz.

4. Applicants must create a user account to complete the application for registration in Hinekōrako.

5. Hinekōrako will present the required information fields and provide response options appropriate for each type of drinking water supply:

1. on demand networked drinking water supplies;
2. trickle feed drinking water supplies;
3. self-supplied buildings drinking water supplies;
4. water carrier services;
5. community water stations/water carrier supplies.

6. Information Required From Drinking Water Suppliers

1. Schedule 1 sets out the information prescribed under section 54(2)(h) of the Act that an applicant must provide when registering a water supply. This information is in addition to the information prescribed under section 54(2)(a) to (g) of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2021.

WILLIAM BAYFIELD, Chief Executive.

Schedule 1