How to join the Small Water Systems SIG:
Water New Zealand members: contact the SIG's liaison, Susannah Peddie.
Non-members: visit our membership page. Tick the 'Small Water Systems' box under ‘Special Interest Groups’ when completing the Membership Application form.
Non-members: visit our membership page. Tick the 'Small Water Systems' box under ‘Special Interest Groups’ when completing the Membership Application form.
Small Water Systems
- making a difference
- making a difference
John Clemens, Water Plant Manager at Timaru District Council, spent some time in Vanimo earlier this year, helping to install a new water supply at Vanimo Hospital.
Read John's account of his experience in Vanimo.
Read John's account of his experience in Vanimo. 
Small Water Systems
Welcome to the homepage for Water New Zealand's Small Water Systems Special Interest Group
Management Committee
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Drinking-water Standards
Section 10 of Drinking-water Standards
for New Zealand 2005 (Amended 2008)Section 10 relates to Small Water Supplies, Alternative Compliance Criteria. This section is not stand-alone, and readers will need to refer to other sections of the DWSNZ.
The complete Drinking Water Standards can be found on the Ministry of Health website.
Rural Agricultural Drinking Water Standards(RADWS)
Update as advised by the Ministry of Health in August 2010:The Health Act 1956 as amended by the Health (Drinking water) Amendment Act 2007 makes provision for a new class of water supply; the 'Rural Agricultural Drinking Water Supplies', which are mentioned in Chapter 10 of the Drinking water Standards (DWSNZ). As stated in Chapter 12 of the DWNZ , it is intended to prepare specific compliance standards for this class of drinking water supply which will be placed into Chapter 12.
In June 2009 the Minister of Health announced that the time frames for each size of supply for compliance with the requirements of the Health Act relating to the DWSNZ had been deferred three years and that the costs and benefits of the legislation will be reviewed.
Whilst the Review is being undertaken, work on developing the RADWS has been placed on hold in case the Review recommends any changes to the Act which may affect the RADWS. The Ministry of Health is unable to advise when the review will be completed but notes that the three year extension to requirements to comply with the Act should provide sufficient time for water suppliers to plan when Government decisions on drinking water are known. The extensions to timeframes mean that the date for compliance for a water supply that is a RADWS is now 1 July 2016.
Drinking-water Assistance Programme - TAP and CAP
What is the Drinking Water Assistance Programme?The Drinking-water Assistance Programme is administered by the Ministry of Health, and involves a TAP (Technical Assistance Programme) and CAP (Capital Assistance Programme).
The aim of the TAP scheme is to improve the management and operation of small drinking water systems by providing assistance to small water suppliers, i.e. any suppliers serving fewer than 5000 people, and particularly those serving communities between 100-1000 people.
The Ministry has appointed TAP facilitators to assist in the delivery of this programme.
Click here for more information on the TAP programme and to find your local TAP facilitator.
The CAP scheme (or Drinking-Water Subsidy Scheme) was put on hold in 2009 but was approved to re-open by Cabinet in December 2010. The criteria for the Scheme have changed.
View the revised criteria for eligibility for the subsidy scheme on the MOH website.
Applications are invited for the next round of drinking-water subsidies which close on 31 March 2011.
Ministry of Health Resources:
The Ministry has a number of resources for people who own, operate or are upgrading an existing small water supply (serving less than 5000 people), or who intend to develop a new supply. These are a series of DVD's and booklets that the Ministry produces to protect health by assisting local government and small communities provide safe drinking-water. They provide information on how best to operate and maintain a small water supply, options for improving and upgrading a supply, and managing the risks associated with providing drinking-water to a small community.
The following publications and others are available from the Ministry of Health website at www.moh.govt.nz/water. Please see the Ministry's Copyright Statement if using these documents.
Small Water Systems
In the News
In the News
21 December 2010
Drinking Water subsidy Scheme Reopens
26 April 2010
Court Injunction Granted against Water Filter Companies
12 April 2010
Water Filter Company Spreading untruths
Drinking Water subsidy Scheme Reopens
26 April 2010
Court Injunction Granted against Water Filter Companies
12 April 2010
Water Filter Company Spreading untruths
Get talking!
Connect with others who are interested in small water systems, their operation, supply issues and more.
Anyone can join up to the Water New Zealand web forum and partake in the 'Small Water Systems Forum' as well as other areas of interest.
See the web forum guide for information on registering and use of the forum.
