protect and promote drinking water safety and related public health outcomes; and

effectively administer the drinking water regulatory system; and

build and maintain capability among drinking water suppliers and across the wider industry; and

provide oversight of, and advice on, the regulation, management, and environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

promote public understanding of the environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

effectively develop and administer National Engineering Design Standards for the design, construction, and operational performance of network infrastructure used in land development.

provide national-level oversight, leadership, communication, and co-ordination in relation to—

identify and monitor matters that affect the safety of drinking water, and the environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks, including current and emerging contaminants; and

develop and consult on draft standards and compliance rules that relate to drinking water composition and develop other regulatory requirements and measures necessary to fulfil its responsibilities under this or any other enactment; and

provide oversight of, and information to central and local government in relation to,—

develop and review the National Engineering Design Standards; and

facilitate, promote, or support research, education, and training, to support drinking water safety and regulation, the management of risks to sources of drinking water, and the environmental performance, management, and regulation of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

facilitate, promote, provide, or support education and training for domestic self-suppliers and shared domestic suppliers; and

build and maintain the capability of drinking water suppliers to fulfil their regulatory responsibilities; and

provide guidance, advice, or information on matters that relate to drinking water safety and regulation, the management of risks to sources of drinking water, and the environmental performance, management, and regulation of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

identify, prepare, or promote national guidelines and best practices that relate to—

perform or exercise the functions, duties, and powers conferred or imposed on it by this Act or any other enactment; and

perform any other functions or activities that are consistent with its objectives and that the Water Services Authority considers are necessary or desirable to enable the achievement of those objectives, except functions or activities performed by any central government agency or another regulator; and

perform any other functions relevant to its objectives that the responsible Minister directs in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

monitor and enforce compliance with relevant drinking water legislation and standards, and other regulatory requirements for which the Water Services Authority has responsibility; and

grant exemptions under the Water Services Act 2021; and

if a drinking water supplier is not properly performing the supplier’s functions or duties under an enactment that relates to drinking water, appoint, or require the drinking water supplier to appoint, an alternative operator of the supplier’s drinking water supply.

section 28 (method of appointment of members):

section 30 (qualifications of members):

section 31 (requirements before appointment):

section 32 (term of office of members):

section 35 (validity of appointments):

section 36 (removal of members of Crown agents):

section 41 (process for removal):

section 43 (no compensation for loss of office):

section 44 (resignation of members):

section 45 (members ceasing to hold office).

receive remuneration, in accordance with the fees framework; and

be reimbursed for actual and reasonable travelling expenses incurred in carrying out their roles as members.

from a Māori perspective; and

within the terms of reference prepared and agreed under subsection (4)(b).

take into account the advice of the Māori Advisory Group; and

provide the Māori Advisory Group with an opportunity to include commentary in the Water Services Authority’s annual report on the Māori Advisory Group’s role and the advice it provided to the Water Services Authority over the period covered by the annual report.

prepare a memorandum of understanding, setting out how they will work together; and

prepare and agree the terms of reference for the Māori Advisory Group.

building and maintaining credibility and integrity, so that the Water Services Authority is trusted by consumers, drinking water suppliers, wastewater network operators, stormwater network operators, water service providers, Māori, and government:

ensuring that the Water Services Authority has suitable expertise to build and maintain confidence in its capability as a regulator:

developing sector capability by promoting collaboration, education, and training:

partnering and engaging meaningfully with other people and organisations, including working proactively with drinking water suppliers, stormwater network operators, and wastewater network operators to ensure that regulatory compliance requirements—

partnering and engaging early and meaningfully with Māori, including to inform how the Water Services Authority can—

ensuring that the Water Services Authority takes costs into account, including by—

acts in a manner consistent with the operating principles in section 18; and

maintains systems and processes to ensure that, for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act, the Water Services Authority has the capability and capacity—

apply in addition to the duties of the board in sections 49 to 52 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and

are collective duties owed to the responsible Minister for the purposes of section 58 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.