Report 2 - Executive Summary:

Background Documents - Terms of Reference
 

This report describes the Council's overall framework and how stormwater management is included within the Green Network Strategic Objective, ensuring that it is dealt with in a holistic manner.

It also outlines the various structures of the Council, from parks maintenance to road management, which contribute to the integrated management of stormwater under common objectives.

The three-yearly cycle of financial planning and strategic review, which in turn, provides the broad parameters for the Council's Annual Plan and Annual Report is also outlined.

The role of key documents, including the Council's strategies on Parks, Economic Incentives and the Water Cycle, and its Proposed District Plan are briefly discussed, along with other documents such as Council's Parks, Roads and Stormwater asset management plans.

There is a section on the Auckland Regional urban Stormwater Strategy Statement and its implementation programme. A key section covers EcoWater's Contract with the Ministry for the Environment, with the contractual provisions, overall scope, tasks, milestones and reporting procedures outlined.

The key outcomes described in the contract are:

1. To address flood control and property protection issues in reference to receiving environments, water quality issues and aesthetics
2. To outline a process of relevance to other Territorial Authority stormwater management objectives
3. To commence with an assessment of the effects of urban stormwater discharges on receiving environments
4. To consider the development of catchment management objectives and the application of appropriate techniques to minimise flooding
5. To ensure adequate water quality and environmental protection
6. To be developed with reference to the Regional Stormwater Strategy Statement as the overall document for stormwater planning

The Project is described as part of a dynamic and ongoing process, which is constantly evolving as more accurate information is obtained and as solutions are implemented.

The Ministry for the Environment's contract and terms of reference is appended in Report 2.

Report 2 - Full Version:

Background Documents - Terms of Reference
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