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Title / Describe the regulatory framework and support tools relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies
Level / 4 / Credits / 8
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: legislative mechanisms; Ministry of Health support tools; and resource management tools; relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies in New Zealand.
Classification / Water IndustryWater Treatment
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation and references relevant to this unit standard include: Building Act 2004, Health Act 1956, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Local Government Act 2002, and Resource Management Act 1993;
Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007;
Annual Report on Drinking-Water Quality, Ministry of Health, Wellington;
Drinking-water Standardsfor New Zealand 2005 (Revised 2008), Ministry of Health, Wellington;
Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Management for New Zealand 2015 (2nd ed), Ministry of Health, Wellington;
Guidelines for the Safe Carriage and Delivery of Drinking-water, Ministry of Health, Wellington;
National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water(NES), 2008, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington;
Register of Drinking-Water Assessors, available from Ministry of Health:
Register of Drinking Water Suppliers for New Zealand, available from Ministry of Health:
Register of Recognised Laboratories for New Zealand, available from ESR:
Rural Agricultural Drinking-water Supply Guideline, Ministry of Health, Wellington.
2Definition
Drinking-water supply – supply catchment, treatment plant, distribution and tankers. The drinking-water supplier has responsibility for managing the public health risks of the drinking-water supply.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe legislative mechanisms relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
1.1Acts relevant to management of drinking-water supplies in New Zealand are described in terms of purpose, administering agency, and key parts.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – Health Act 1956, Resource Management Act 1991, Local Government Act 2002, Building Act 2004, Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
1.2The relationship between tiers of statute is explained using frameworks relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies.
Rangemay include – acts, regulations, national policy statements, standards, bylaws, codes of practice, guidelines.
1.3Central, regional, and local government agencies relevant to management of drinking-water supply are described in terms of their functions, duties, and powers.
1.4Legislative mechanisms for management of drinking-water supplies are described in terms of consequences of non-compliance.
Outcome 2
Describe Ministry of Health support tools relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
2.1The Register of Drinking-Water Suppliersfor New Zealand is described in terms of its location, purpose, and general content.
2.2Drinking-Water Standards for New Zealandare described in terms of purpose and general content.
2.3Water Safety Plans (WSPs) are described in terms of their role in drinking-water supply risk management.
2.4The Register of Recognised Laboratories for New Zealandis described in terms of purpose and process for recognition.
2.5The Register of Drinking-Water Assessorsis described in terms of purpose and process for accreditation.
2.6The Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality Management for New Zealand are described in terms of purpose and content.
2.7The Annual Report on Drinking-water Quality is described in terms of its purpose and content.
2.8Rural Agricultural Drinking-water Supply Guidelineand Guidelines for the Safe Carriage and Delivery of Drinking-waterare described in terms of purpose and content.
Outcome 3
Describe resource management tools relevant to the management of drinking-water supplies in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
3.1The National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water is described in terms of purpose and content.
3.2District plans, regional plans, and regional policy statements relevant to management of drinking-water supplies are described in terms of their purpose and content.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 16 March 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0101
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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018