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9月29日新闻秘书处消息，政府通过立法，改变饮用水安全，改善废水及雨水网络的环境结果。
《水务法》赋予陶玛塔·阿罗瓦伊履行新西兰专门水监管机构职责的法律权力。 地方政府部长纳纳亚·马胡塔说:″这是新西兰所有人民健康和福祉的重大变革。它还将通过国家对废水、雨水和贸易废物的监督作用，对城市和沿海水质作出重大贡献。
2016年的哈瓦洛克北部饮用水污染事件引起了全国对新西兰饮用水问题的严重性的关注。 大约5000人患病，其中多达4人死亡。 经济费用估计为2 100万纽币。 随后的北饮用水调查发现，污染是服务提供、监管和源头保护系统失灵的结果，系统的所有方面都与此有关。 该法履行了政府对调查报告答复的主要部分，并将卫生部对水标准的监管转变为一个专门机构。专门机构将配合拟议的三项改革，确保新西兰人获得安全饮用水，以及废水和雨水处理服务取得更好的环境成果。
纳纳亚·马胡塔说：”如果不改变，就有可能发生类似哈夫洛克北野营杆菌疫情的事件。新西兰全国每年约有34，000人因饮用水而生病，不同地区的数千个家庭必须烧开水才能安全饮用。 在新西兰这样的第一世界国家，这是不可接受的。新西兰的每个人都应该能够从水龙头里喝到饮用水， 知道它是安全的。我们也应该能够游泳或收集马欣加凯在我们的河流，湖泊或海滩，而不必担心生病。我们有义务确保今世后代这样做。专门机构已经成立，以确保有一致的监管和执法，以尽量减少这些风险。每个新西兰人都应该得到安全、清洁的饮用水以及足够的废物和雨水处理服务。 我要感谢卫生专责委员会在管理这项重要立法方面所做深入和勤奋的工作，以及我们在地方政府、本地和更广泛的水务部门的合作伙伴的广泛支持。我还要感谢那些花时间提交条例草案的团体和大量新西兰人。 我很高兴地说，这一投入已促使法律的改进，特别是在加强在揭示废水和雨水网络性能、解决贸易废物问题以及确保为小型和农村饮用水供应提供具有成本效益和务实的解决方案方面的作用。 《水务法》是通过加强遵守、监测和执行水条例来改善我们的供水系统的一个重要里程碑”。
纳纳亚·马胡塔说：”下一步的应对措施是研究我们的供水系统的运营、管理和服务提供，以确保所有社区都能支付合规成本”。
The Government legislation that will transform drinking water safety and improve environmental outcomes for our wastewater and stormwater networks.
“The Water Services Act gives Taumata Arowai the legal authority to carry out its duties as New Zealand’s dedicated water regulator. This represents a major transformational advance for the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders,’’ said Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
“It will also make a significant contribution to urban and coastal water quality through a national oversight role in wastewater, stormwater and trade waste.’’
The Havelock North drinking water contamination event in 2016 drew the nation’s attention to the gravity of the problems facing drinking water in Aotearoa New Zealand. Around 5000 people became ill, with up to four deaths associated with this event. The economic costs have been estimated at $21 million.
The subsequent Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry found the contamination was a result of systemic failure across service provision, regulation and source protection – all aspects of the system were implicated.
This Act fulfils a major part of the Government’s response to the inquiry report and moves the regulation of water standards from the Ministry of Health into a dedicated agency. Taumata Arowai will work in concert with the proposed three reforms to ensure New Zealanders have access to safe drinking water, along with better environmental outcomes for wastewater and stormwater services.
“Without change there were real risks that an event similar to the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak could occur,’’ Nanaia Mahuta said.
“Every year, around 34,000 people across New Zealand become ill from their drinking water and many thousands of households in different regions must boil their water to drink it safely.
“This is unacceptable in a first-world country such as New Zealand. Everybody in Aotearoa should be able to get drinking water from the tap knowing that it is safe. We should also be able to swim or gather mahinga kai in our rivers, lakes or at the beach without fear of becoming sick. We have an obligation to ensure this for current and future generations. Taumata Arowai has been established to ensure there is consistent regulation and enforcement to minimise these risks. Every New Zealander deserves safe, clean drinking water and adequate waste and storm water services.
“I’d like to acknowledge the thorough and diligent work of the Health Select Committee in its stewardship of this important legislation, and the widespread support from our partners in local government, iwi and the wider water sector. I would also like to acknowledge the organisations and large number of New Zealanders who took the time to submit on the Bill.
“I am very pleased to say that this input has led to improvements in the law, not least in strengthening Taumata Arowai’s role in shining a light on wastewater and stormwater network performance, addressing issues around trade waste, and ensuring cost-effective and pragmatic solutions for small and rural drinking water supplies.’
“The Water Services Act represents a major milestone in improving our water systems through increased compliance, monitoring and enforcement of water regulation.
“The next step in the response is to look at the operation, management and service delivery of our water systems, to ensure all communities are able to meet the costs of compliance,” said Nanaia Mahuta.
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