When you have engineering approval from Auckland Council, you may need to apply to the council for a pre-construction meeting. This meeting is to assess the approved plans, and discuss the building elements and schedule.

If appropriate our compliance inspectors will attend the meeting and confirm the monitoring schedule. This can include site audits or inspections, and is based on the risk level of your project.

The compliance statements that apply to this stage are:

• CS3 Construction works

You will be required to submit CS3s signed by the qualified contractors who did the work. The number of statements will depend on the project.

• CS4 Construction monitoring

For any development other than low-risk projects we also require a CS4. This must be completed by the design engineer who monitored the construction works.

Please send CS3s and CS4s to compliance@water.co.nz

We will provide support and advice on using compliance statements and welcome your feedback. Phone (09) 442 2222, press 4 or email info@water.co.nz 

For more information see Compliance statements.

By including compliance statements in the construction process we are encouraging competent contractors and consultants to self-audit. This largely eliminates the need for scheduled inspections. However, we still carry out audits randomly at different stages of construction.

High-risk developments may still need scheduled inspections. We will confirm this at the pre-construction meeting.
 

Request an inspection (if needed)

If you require an inspection in addition to those agreed at the pre-construction meeting, please email compliance@water.co.nz and put your EPA number in the subject line. 

Please allow 5 working days for us to book an inspection.

Inspections are charged on the basis of planning, travel and time on site. View hourly rate for new connections/site inspections (PDF) anchor link