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The Water Quality Targeted Rate provides investment for new stormwater infrastructure and initiatives to reduce wastewater, sediment and other pollutants contaminating our waterways and marine environment. The investment is dedicated to achieving cleaner harbours, beaches and streams.
Programmes funded, in part or in full, by the targeted rate aim to reduce public health risks from wastewater overflows and pollutants, and to improve the ecology The relationship between living things and their habitats. of our waterways. Over time, the aim is also to reduce Safeswim public health warnings at recreational beaches across Auckland.
Our regional compliance programme, Safe Septic, ensures property owners with onsite wastewater units provide regular proof their systems are inspected and are in good working condition.
The objective of this project is to improve the ecological health of waterways.
Safe Networks conduct monitoring and investigations in our streams, watercourses and stormwater network to identify contaminants and track them to their source.
This programme aims to reduce wet weather overflows into the Waitematā Harbour and minimise stormwater intrusion into the wastewater network.
The water contaminant reduction programme reduces litter, sediment and road pollutants from entering our waterways.