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Latest edition of Water out now
Find out how indigenous water knowledge can help restore ecosystems, read how a heavily polluted stream in Canterbury was restored, how wastewater is being turned into fertiliser and how to recruit staff in a tight labour market.
These stories and much more in our latest edition of Water, now online,
Water Industry Professionals Association update
The Water Industry Professionals Association’s (WIPA) management committee has agreed that the WIPA undertake a brief pause while the industry as a whole goes through a significant period of change.
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Preparing for climate change impacts
The Government is seeking feedback on the first of its National Adaptation Plans aimed at minimising the impacts of climate change.
The plan outlines the actions the Government will take over the next six years to respond to the priority climate-related risks identified in the 2020 National Climate Change Risk Assessment. It outlines proposals for flood insurance and managed retreat policies.
Consultation will close on 3 June. Water New Zealand will be responding to the draft plan. If you would like to contribute to our submission please email Lesley.smith@waternz.org.nz.
See the draft plan and the Minister's media release.
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2022 Building Code update - plumbing and drainage proposals
MBIE is consulting on proposed changes to building code compliance.
The proposed changes for plumbing and drainage include looking to limit the allowable lead content in certain plumbing products, reducing the risk of hot water scalding injuries, and protecting potable water supplies.
The consultation will run until Friday 1 July 2022.
Find out more and have your say
Improving rural drinking water safety
Crown Infrastructure Partners has released an RFP seeking suitably qualified and experienced services providers to deliver a $30m rural drinking water programme aimed at improving the long-term quality of rural drinking water across New Zealand.
The programme is intended to serve marae, papakāinga and other rural communities not able to be connected to council-owned drinking water supplies as well as improve the capacity and capability of water treatment plant installers, operators and maintainers in rural areas.
A supplier briefing will be held on Thursday, 5 May 2022. Details about registering for the supplier briefing are in the RFP.
The RFP (GETS RFx ID: 25708142, "Rural Drinking Water Programme" is open now. It closes at 5pm on Friday, 3 June 2022.
Voting time - Water New Zealand Photo Competition
It's time to vote for your favourite water photo - take a look at this year's fantastic entries then choose which one you think should be the winner of the Water New Zealand Photo Competition for 2022. Voting is permitted on multiple photos but you can only vote once per Facebook user and IP address.
Voting closes Friday, 3 June.
View the photos and vote
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Industry News
Global credit rating agency's assessment released
The Government has released the latest Standard & Poor's assessment of the proposed new water service entities.
See the S&P report and the related Newsroom story - Ratings agency says Govt will bail out Three Waters corporations in a crisis
You can also see the Cabinet papers related to the representation, governance and accountability arrangements of the new water service entities, recently proactively released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
Maori cultural sites among most vulnerable to climate change, sea level rise
Māori cultural sites will be among the most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels. Of the almost 800 marae situated across Aotearoa, 80 percent are built on low-lying coastal land or flood-prone rivers. That means many Māori burial sites and plantations or food sources will be at risk.
Read the Newshub report
Long-awaited Infrastructure Strategy released
New Zealand’s first long-term Infrastructure Strategy has been released and Te Waihanga Chief Executive Ross Copland says it identifies some of the most pressing issues New Zealand is facing, and the changes needed to overcome them.
Rautaki Hanganga o Aotearoa - New Zealand Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2052 is the culmination of two years’ investigation, and incorporates feedback from over 20,000 New Zealanders, over 700 consultation submissions, and meetings and workshops with stakeholders from all over New Zealand.
Read the report
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Co-governance: Time to get on with it?
The Government's been under pressure to explain what it means by co-governance in the wake of its water and health reforms. But as former Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Chris Finlayson explains, the concept itself is nothing new.
Find out more on The Detail
Bid to impress with water work
A beefed-up programme of infrastructure planning was designed to help make the Dunedin City Council a "standout" water entity and boost the city’s chances of attracting post-reform investment.
Read the ODT story.
Human waste entering Waitangi river from botched sewer connection
For more than two years a Bay of Islands property has been flushing faeces into the Waitangi River upstream from the intake for Paihia's town water supply. Read the Northern Advocate story.
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Groundwater: the many challenges of a hidden resource
UNESCO in cooperation with UN-Water is organising a global summit on groundwater in December to raise awareness and help decisionmakers to manage this complex, invisible an often over-exploited resource.
Read more
You can also go to our website LINK to listen to an earlier Water New Zealand podcast on groundwater challenges here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mega droughts - how LA is transforming water use
Water restrictions imposed on residents are likely just the first of many measures cities will need to take in order to adapt to shrinking water supplies. Read more
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Upcoming Events
Guidelines for beneficially reusing organic materials on land
May 13 | 12 - 12.40 pm
Webinar
FREE New Zealand Land Treatment Collective 2022 webinar series.
These guidelines, currently being finalised, supersede the 2003 Guidelines for the Safe Application of Biosolids to Land and include additional organic material such as animal manures, and other agricultural waste materials. Water New Zealand, WasteMINZ, the Centre for Integrated Biowaste Research (CIBR), the New Zealand Land Treatment Collective (NZLTC), worked together with the ministries of Environment, Health and Primary Industries to develop the consultation draft. In this webinar, we will provide an update on the progress to date and the next steps.
Register here
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Stormwater 101 Digital Badge
18 May - 15 June
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of stormwater and the people and processes involved. By the end of this course you will have a basic understanding of stormwater in New Zealand, understand the history of stormwater, what’s happening in the stormwater environment and get an overview of some of the roles in stormwater.
The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities for you to complete over a four-week period at times that suit you. It involves four to six hours time commitment.
Registrations close: 17 May 2022
Find out more and register
Backflow 101 Digital Badge
25 May - 22 June
Online
This is our latest digital badge. It will give you a basic understanding of backflow - what it is, its history, regulations, best practice and how to prevent backflow. The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities for you to complete over a 4 week period at times that suit you. Registrations close: 24 May
Find out more and register
Wastewater 101 Digital Badge
25 May - 22 June 2022
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of wastewater and the components relating to wastewater disposal and the impact on communities and the environment.
The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities for you to complete over a four-week period at times that suit you. It involves four to six hours time commitment.
Registrations close: 24 May 2022
Find out more and register
Climate Change Group AGM
25 May | 2.15 - 2.45 pm
Online
Water New Zealand’s Climate Change Group is a voluntary network of water professionals, working to support the water sector to adapt and mitigate against Climate Change. More information on the Group is available at this link.
Nomination for the 2022 committee are now open. To register your interest in joining the Climate Change Group’s Committee, email your nomination to katrina.guy@waternz.org.nz no later than Friday 20th May. To be eligible to join the committee you must be a member of Water New Zealand.
Find out more and register
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Stormwater Annual General Meeting
19 May | 4.30 pm
Ōtautahi Christchurch and Online
The Annual General Meeting of the Water New Zealand Stormwater Group will be held at their annual conference at Te Pae, Christchurch.
If you are interested in joining any of the management committees within the Stormwater Group, or would like to attend the AGM virtually you can find out more here
Drinking Water 101 Digital Badge
26 May - 20 June
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of drinking water and all the people and processes involved prior to it reaching your tap.
The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities for you to complete over a four-week period at times that suit you. It involves four to six hours time commitment. Registrations close: 25 May 2022.
Find out more and register
Backflow Rules
31 May | 11 am - 12 pm
Online
Water New Zealand's Backflow Group Chair Paul van den Berg discusses the new regulatory Backflow Rules with Taumata Arowai's Jim Graham. They'll be joined by Tauranga City Council's Brian Brown and Watercare's Jim McGibbon who will showcase the different approaches from both a customer and water supply-own device.
Find out more and register
Cultural Significance and Importance of Wai Module
14 June | 9 am - 12 pm
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
This module is designed to help you deepen your collective understanding of connections and interdependencies of wai (water) through a Te Ao Māori lens. It begins with a half day face to face discussion followed by six zoom sessions.
Find out more and register
2022 AWA/IWA Australia-New Zealand YWP Conference
29 - 30 June | 9 am - 5 pm
Sydney
The Australian Water Association and International Water Association Young Water Professionals Conference will bring together tomorrow’s leaders to explore how they can leave their mark on our Water Future.
This is a fantastic opportunity for Young Water Professionals to showcase their contributions, plan and inspire change among industry leaders and their peers. Click on the registration button to go directly to conference webpage where you can download the program and view the abstracts.
Find out more and register
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Wellington Water
Drainage Serviceperson
As one of our Drainage Servicepeople, it will be your role to work within a team to assist with the day-to-day operation of our drainage networks to ensure there is a continual drainage service that has minimal interruptions.
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Pipelines Maintenance Operator - Bulk Pipelines and Fabrication
Ensure that the Wellington region's Bulk Water network is meeting the needs of the region in an environmentally safe and hygienic manner.
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Programme Assurance Lead - Quality, Carbon and Environmental
Programme assurance provides confidence in the rollout & continuing function of the Wellington Water capital programme.
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Principal Engineer Network Engineering
In this role you will take a guiding role on network projects, supporting the Network Engineering team to deliver them and lending your technical expertise to complex issues.
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Drainage Investigations Technical Advisor
This is a front-line customer interface position undertaking drainage investigations and providing storm water and wastewater drainage advice to customers.
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Senior Advisor Service Delivery (NMG)
As the Senior Advisor Service Delivery (Treatment) you will establish and lead an operational improvement programme for the treatment plants that are managed in house.
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Practice Excellence Lead
The purpose of this position is to define what good project and programme management looks like for Wellington Water, and then help us to deliver to that standard.
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4Sight
Ecology Consultants
4Sight is looking for ecology consultants that believe in better.
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Whakatāne District Council
Three Waters Data Engineer
We're looking for an analytic person, a data engineer to develop and implement our ‘Digital Waters' data strategy to keep us informed on everything Three Waters.
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Asset Engineer 3 Waters
We're looking for an engineer that is passionate about data and systems.
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Christchurch City Council
Quality Assurance Officers
We are looking for a Quality Assurance expert who will work with various teams in Three Waters and external stakeholders as well.
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Tasman District Council
Asset Systems Officer
This role involves recording all as built data into our GIS and Asset Information Systems and ensuring the ongoing accuracy and integrity of the data are maintained.
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Kāpiti District Council
Water Conservation and Trade Waste Officer
Deliver effective water and wastewater services through the development and implementation of the Water Conservation Plan & Wastewater service initiatives.
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