Ko wai ngā kaitiaki i ngā paipa me ngā waikeri tuku wai āwhā Who maintains stormwater pipes and drains

​Private stormwater assets

Property owners are responsible for maintaining private stormwater assets on their property.

Note that public stormwater assets can appear on private land.

What are stormwater assets?

Some private stormwater assets on private property are:

• catchpits
• drains
• spouting
• grates
• pipes
• rain tanks
• roof gutters
• rain gardens
• permeable paving
• living (green) roof
• ponds
• wetlands
• detention tanks
• streams
• overland flow paths
• soakage pits and bores.

For information on stormwater assets, see:

The boundary is where private stormwater pipes connect to the public network. It can also be where the connection crosses into your neighbour’s property or a reserve.

Contact us if you:

• are not sure who is responsible for a stormwater asset
• want to connect your pipes to the public stormwater network.

To find a registered plumber or drainlayer, visit the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board website.

To view the public stormwater network, see the GeoMaps viewer.

Auckland Council owns, maintains and keeps all records of public assets.

These include:

• catchpits
• culverts
• grates
• manholes
• pipes
• ponds
• wetlands
• rain gardens
• swales
• detention tanks and basins
• filters and screens
• streams
• overland flow paths
• bunds
• soakage pits and bores. 

View the public stormwater network on the Geomaps viewer.

To report a problem on a stormwater public asset, contact us.

For information on your rights and responsibilities when we do any maintenance of public stormwater assets, see:

Watercare maintains pipes that supply water and manage wastewater from your property.

This includes water that goes through household drains. For more information, see the Watercare website.

See Who maintains watercourses.