Water
services information disclosure
Marlborough District Council provides drinking water, wastewater
and stormwater services to the district.
From 1 August 2026, the Commerce Commission requires councils and
other water service providers to publish standard information about how water
services are managed, what they cost, and what customers are charged. These
requirements are set out in the
Water Services Information Disclosure
Determination 2026
.
Who provides your water services
Marlborough District Council is responsible for providing drinking
water, wastewater and stormwater services in the district. For the purposes of
the Water Services Information Disclosure 2026, Council is the regulated
supplier.
Dividend Policy
As required by clause 4.6 of the Water services Information
Disclosure Determination 2026, Marlborough District Council is a unitary
authority and does not pay dividends.
Accordingly, Council does not have a dividends policy for the
supply of water services.
Our policy for funding growth
This section summarises that approach as it applies to water
services, as required by clause 4.7 of the determination.
Read the Development Contributions Policy as part of the Marlborough District Council 2024-34 Long Term Plan
Council’s policy is that the cost of providing additional network
capacity to support growth is met by those creating the demand, primarily
through development contributions and contributions from river leases and Port
company dividends, rather than by existing ratepayers.
The following charges or obligations may be payable to Council, or
to a related party of Council, for a new connection or other growth:
- Development
contributions:
payable
on developments and subdivisions to fund the additional demand that new
development places on infrastructure. Full details are on Council’s Development
Contributions page.
- Connection charges: payable when a new connection is
made to the drinking water or wastewater network, or when an existing
connection is altered.
Current connection charges can be found on our website. - Infrastructure
vested in Council by developers:
applies where a developer builds network infrastructure and
transfers it to Council, rather than paying a contribution.
Charges for water services
Council's
current water services charges are set out in the following documents, which
together contain the information required under clauses 4.8 and 4.9 of the
Water Services Information Disclosure Determination 2026.
The Council adopted its Annual Plan 2026-27 on 25 June which
included information on fees and charges and the rating impact statement for
2026-27. As a regulated supplier, the Council provides information on
charges for its water supply and wastewater services at the single service
level in the attached spreadsheet.
