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WATER SERVICES ENTITIES ACT 2022 - SECT 14

14 Operating principles

The operating principles of a water services entity for the purposes of section 75 are—

a) developing and sharing capability and technical expertise with other water services entities and throughout the water services sector; and

b) being innovative in the design and delivery of water services and water services infrastructure; and

c) having regard in the delivery of water services to—

i) green water services infrastructure (as defined in section 6 ); and

ii) water-sensitive design; and

d) in their employment, and in their procurement (including by way of contractual arrangements, joint arrangements, or joint water services entity arrangements),—

i) having regard to the areas where services are delivered to consumers and communities; and

ii) ensuring there is capability in, and an understanding of the local cultural or environmental factors in, those areas; and

e) taking a whole-of-catchment approach to the delivery of water services, and to the identification and management of risks and hazards relating to water services; and

f) being open and transparent, including in relation to—

i) the calculation and setting of prices; and

ii) determining levels of service delivery to consumers and communities; and

iii) reporting on the performance of the water services entity; and

g) partnering and engaging early and meaningfully with Māori, including to inform how the water services entity can—

i) give effect to Te Mana o te Wai; and

ii) understand, support, and enable the exercise of mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and kaitiakitanga; and

h) giving effect to Treaty settlement obligations to the extent that the obligations apply to the performance or exercise of the duties, functions, or powers of the entity; and

i) partnering and engaging early and meaningfully with territorial authorities and their communities; and

j) co-operating with, and supporting, other water services entities, infrastructure providers, local authorities, and the transport sector.