Drinking Water Supply
Ruapehu District Council is responsible for supplying safe water to approximately 5,500 connections for household and commercial water use in the District.
Council provides a sustainable and quality water supply to connected communities for domestic and commercial use. We regularly monitor the quality of water and plan for the needs of the District as a whole, and individual communities within the District, including any maintenance and upgrades needed to retain service levels.
Water supply is funded by a targeted rate charged to ratepayers able to connect to a Council scheme, which funds operation and maintenance of the water supply scheme.
With such a valuable resource Council are committed to using water efficiently and protecting it from pollution on its journey to the sea.
Bylaw Links
- Water Supply Bylaw 2019 (PDF, 1.8MB)
Form Links
- Application for New Water, Sewer or Stormwater Connection - 2020 writeable (PDF, 112.6KB)
- Build Near or Over Council Services - final June 2019 (PDF, 101.4KB)
- Watercourse information sheet Final July 2019 (PDF, 1.2MB)
Asset Management Plan Links
- AMP - Water Supply Part 3 and 4 (PDF, 8.1MB)
Brochure Links
- Reducing Phosphorus in our Waterways (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Turning off your Water Supply (PDF, 945.9KB)
- Flushing your Water Pipes (PDF, 484.6KB)
- Saving Water (PDF, 782.7KB)