Appendix 2: Current Measuring Practice at Regional and Unitary Councils

Auckland Regional Council

1,420

1,420

100.0

Approximately 90% of water take measuring data is actually reported to the Council by consent holders.

Environment Bay of Plenty

1,127

326

28.9

Environment Canterbury

5,872

642

10.9

Approximately 642 consents measurement requirements, some may have multiple takes on the one consent and may be more than one device installed.

Environment Southland

679

445

65.5

All irrigators are required to have a measuring device.

Environment Waikato

788

788 (required)

100.0

There may be few small takes (<50 m3/d) that do not have measuring devices.

Gisborne District Council

161

161

100.0

Greater Wellington Regional Council

677

239

35.3

Hawkes Bay Regional Council

2,517

354

14.1

Manawatu - Wanganui Regional Council

552

130

23

All new takes are required to have meters. Approximately two-thirds of surface water takes are required to have meters.

Marlborough District Council

1,191

800 (required)

67.2

Actual number may be less.

Nelson City Council

33

unknown

All urban takes (to individual connections) are measured.

Northland Regional Council

606

141

23.3

Otago Regional Council

1,968

Approximately 50%

50.0

Tasman District Council

1,319

623

47.2

Taranaki Regional Council

186

Approximately 50

26.9

West Coast Regional Council

432

unknown

Assumed to be none or low %.

Total

19,527

7,102

36.4