Our six priorities for future water delivery

We believe Kāpiti wants a water services delivery model that serves local priorities and meets our community's needs now, in emergencies and for generations to come.

Key points to consider:

• Kāpiti needs investment of $1.132 billion on major water projects over the next 30 years.
• We currently spend an average of $13.8 million a year for maintenance and supply.
• We need to plan for 22,000 more people by 2054.
• As our water infrastructure ages, we’ll need to start increasing our network renewals from 2040 onwards.
• We’ll need to mitigate the impact of climate change and upgrade our stormwater networks to cope with increased flooding.

We've identified six priorities to help guide our decision on how we should deliver water services under the Government's Local Water Done Well programme. We'd like to know which of these priorities matter most to you when considering your water services delivery and ask you to rank these in the submission form.

Public ownership
Our water assets remain in public ownership

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Safe and reliable water services
Our community continues to receive safe, reliable, efficient and effective water services

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Mana whenua aspirations
Mana whenua aspirations and concepts have meaningful influence in managing our water

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Financially sound
Our water services are financially sustainable and maintain affordable, fair and transparent charging for customers

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Local priorities
Our water services organisation recognises local priorities in planning for the future and catering for growth

Read about how the options compare against our priorities in our Need to know: Local Water Done Well factsheet.