Key changes:

• Owners/operators of reticulated stormwater systems will require a 5-year consent [controlled] to continue discharging stormwater from an existing reticulated system into water
  
  
• Owner/operators of reticulated stormwater systems will have 5 years to map their network and put in place a monitoring programme before applying for a network consent [discretionary] 
  
  
• Network consent conditions will require progressive network upgrades until water quality outcomes are met, as a matter of discretion 
  
  
• Network consent conditions will require a stormwater management plan to manage the quality and quantity of stormwater being discharged, as a matter of discretion. 

It is permitted to discharge stormwater from a reticulated system to water, if: 

• There is no sewage in the stormwater 
  
  
• The discharge is not into a wetland 
  
  
• The discharge does not cause flooding 
  
  
• The discharge does not cause significant visual pollution. 

Key changes: 

• New rule framework will capture non-network discharges from roads, carparks, roofs, and any other modified surface 
  
  
• The first permitted activity condition is that stormwater discharges must be connected to a stormwater network if there is one available 
  
  
• Stormwater discharges are permitted if they do not 
  • cause flooding 
    
    
  • come from contaminated land
    
    
  • occur in a drinking water protection zone
    
    
  • come from land used for industrial or commercial activities 
    
    
  • exceed quality requirements 
    
    
  • Stormwater discharges which do not meet the permitted activity conditions above will require a discretionary consent. 

It is permitted to discharge stormwater from a road which is not connected to a stormwater system, if:  

• the discharge does not cause flooding, erosion, or property damage 
  
  
• the discharge does not cause significant visual pollution.