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The Community’ ’s Water Services Cycle s Water Services Cycle The Community Waste water Waste water Drinking water Drinking water And And Storm water Storm water Land/Lake Land/Lake 1

Lake Rotorua storm water catchment Lake Rotorua storm water catchment • Council has reticulated approx. 320 km of storm water Council has reticulated approx. 320 km of storm water • drainage drainage • This drainage system has approx 5,357 inlets and This drainage system has approx 5,357 inlets and • outlets, the outlets discharge into streams and the outlets, the outlets discharge into streams and the Lake Lake • Rain water washes contaminants off the land (pollution) Rain water washes contaminants off the land (pollution) • into this drainage system into this drainage system • EBOP has issued approx. 87 resource consents to the EBOP has issued approx. 87 resource consents to the • Council to control the quality of the drain's discharges. Council to control the quality of the drain's discharges. 2

The “Grate Awareness” Lakes water quality project commenced in March 1996. Alloy fish are placed on storm water grates to remind people that grates only drain rain. 3

Rain washes over the land into Council’s storm water drains flowing into the Lake “I drain to the LAKE” There are 3,675 “ “cess cess pits pits” ” connected to Council connected to Council’ ’s s There are 3,675 reticulated storm water drains reticulated storm water drains 4

Types of Pollution Discharges 1 - Oil being “rain washed” off business yards 5

6 Types of Pollution Discharges 2 - Concrete washings

Types of Pollution Discharges 3 - Truck wash pollution (heavy metals, oils, detergent) 7

8 Types of Pollution Discharges 4 - Building site sediment run off

9 Types of Pollution Discharges 5 - Industrial activity detergent

Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges 6 - - Sewage blockage discharge Sewage blockage discharge 6 10

Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges 7 - - Polluted solid fill Polluted solid fill 7 11

Types of Pollution Discharges 8 - - Rain washing petroleum product to drains Rain washing petroleum product to drains 8 12

Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges 9 - - Food fat flowing into drains Food fat flowing into drains 9 13

Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges 10 - - Paint spillage washed into storm water drains Paint spillage washed into storm water drains 10 14

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Storm water Bylaws Storm water Bylaws • These Bylaws help to protect • These Bylaws help to protect the District’ ’s lakes, rivers, and s lakes, rivers, and the District streams from contaminated streams from contaminated storm water discharges flowing storm water discharges flowing out of the storm water drains. out of the storm water drains. • Council has appointed • Council has appointed Warranted (Pollution Control) Warranted (Pollution Control) Officers to protect storm water Officers to protect storm water drains from contamination. They drains from contamination. They do this by educating, do this by educating, encouraging, and enforcing encouraging, and enforcing compliance with the bylaws. compliance with the bylaws. 16

Storm water Licences Storm water Licences • 800 business trades have storm 800 business trades have storm • water flowing over their land water flowing over their land and discharging into council’ ’s s and discharging into council storm water drains. storm water drains. • High risk businesses need High risk businesses need • storm water licences to connect storm water licences to connect to and discharge their storm to and discharge their storm water into council’ ’s drains. s drains. water into council 17

What do I do when I see pollution going What do I do when I see pollution going into the drain? into the drain? 18

Report pollution to Council’ ’s 24/7 Services s 24/7 Services Report pollution to Council During work ph: 348 4199 During work ph: 348 4199 After work ph: 348 4199 After work ph: 348 4199 19

On receiving your pollution complaint the following agencies may be involved, depending on the seriousness of the pollution Fire Service Pollution EBOP Control Pollution event Site Castle Police Corp Public Health 20

21 Council’s ready reaction response to pollution discharges

22 Clean up

23 Fuel pollution discharge clean up

24 Vehicle crash Pollution control clean up clean up

Council’s pollution control team are ready 24/7 to respond to your calls 25