The Recovered Water Management Solution Working Group is inviting potential solutions for the management of recovered water from the upgraded Rotorua Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Working Group has been established to assess options and recommend to Rotorua Lakes Council a sustainable, culturally appropriate and environmentally sound solution.

A structured decision-making framework will be applied to review ideas from the community, Te Arawa entities, environmental groups, and interested parties and recommend options that should be further investigated.

Submit your solutions

  • Interested parties can submit their potential solutions for managing recovered water by completing the following form.
  • These submissions will be assessed, filtered and refined by the Working Group using the Multi‑Criteria Analysis (MCA) framework.
  • Those options that pass all Stage 1 criteria will be recommended to Council for consideration.

🧭Guidance for submitters

  • Submissions must be authoritative and detailed.
  • Evidence, case studies, or examples will strengthen proposals.
  • All submissions will be logged, acknowledged, and assessed in a transparent manner, by the Rotorua Lakes Council project manager.
  • A Technical Advisory Group (TAG) may add further detail during investigations, should the Recovered Management Solution Working Group request it.

Email recoveredwater@rotorualc.nz for further information on the criteria or on how to make a submission.

💬Follow up and feedback

Initial review

Your submission will be assessed by the Recovered Water Working Group who will confirm whether the option meets Stage 1 criteria (technical feasibility, compliance, budget alignment).

Feedback provided

Submitters will receive a brief summary of the assessment outcome, including strengths and any areas requiring further detail.

Next steps

Options that the Working Group deem meet all Stage 1 criteria will be presented to Council for approval to proceed to Stage 2.

Transparency

A record of submissions and outcomes will be shared with the Working Group to ensure openness and transparency.