Thinking about water, streets, earthworks or coastal hazards? Find guides, codes of practice, specs and checklists to assist with the development of your infrastructure projects.
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Infrastructure Technical Guides
Welcome to Auckland's home for technical infrastructure guidance, Auckland Council's guides for designing resilient and sustainable infrastructure solutions. Discover how your next project can apply the principles of water sensitive design, erosion and sediment control and much more.
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Infrastructure Codes of Practice
The Auckland Code of Practice for Land Development and Subdivision (CoP) provides minimum standards on what is required for the infrastructure and works approval process and working with Auckland Council and CCOs.
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Infrastructure Technical Specifications
Auckland Council’s Technical Specifications outline the essential requirements for Auckland Council Physical Works contracts, ensuring all works meet defined standards. It is a series of documents that provide detailed requirements across various technical areas to align with and support contract obligations.
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Stormwater management
Find information relating to Stormwater infrastructure development like Stormwater Network Discharge Consent (NDC), Operations and Maintenance Manual templates and Industry Bulletins.
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Freshwater management
This section includes guidance on using the Freshwater Management Tool developed for Auckland Council Healthy Waters. The tool is designed to provide a set of actions that will deliver on a water quality target cost-effectively.
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Shoreline Adaptation Plans
The Shoreline Adaptation Programme is planning for the future of Auckland’s 3200km of shorelines (beaches, cliffs, harbours and estuaries) in response to the impacts of climate change, erosion and flooding.
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Technical Notes
This section includes the latest infrastructure technical notes.
Infrastructure articles and bulletins
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Product Specification: Manhole Access Covers for High Volume Traffic Applications
BULLETINThis specification outlines the requirements for manhole access designed to be installed in high volume traffic areas, specifically wheel tracks.
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Concrete from developments entering public stormwater drains
ARTICLEDevelopers in Auckland are inadvertently allowing concrete to enter old uncapped laterals which subsequently flow into stormwater mains leading to significant negative ecological impacts. Past events show that the wastewater network is subject to the same risks.
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Issues arising with install of directional drilled Stormwater lines
ARTICLEDesigners should consider ground conditions carefully when choosing install methods as Council may not accept pipes that do not meet the specifications around deviation of straightness tolerances.