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For how long did Crown-owned wastewater treatment plants operate outside the intended scope of the discharge to water and land standard as a result of the drafting error that linked the definition of "publicly owned wastewater treatment plant" to the wrong Act, and what action, if any, did the Minister take when this was identified?

Answered Question 29903 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • For how long did Crown-owned wastewater treatment plants operate outside the intended scope of the discharge to water and land standard as a result of the drafting error that linked the definition of "publicly owned wastewater treatment plant" to the wrong Act, and what action, if any, did the Minister take when this was identified?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The drafting errors have had no material impact on the current operation of Crown-owned wastewater treatment plants.