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Please let us know about any activity that may affect our region's coastal, water, soil or air resources. 

You can call us 24-7 on 0800 800 401, or tell us online. 

Make sure you provide details about where and when the incident or activity took place and, if possible, the offender.

Report a pollution incident

Large dams and building consents

Do you own a dam or canal? Are you planning to build, modify or remove one? Find out more information about the safety requirements and consenting process.

Resource consents

Resource consents are permits that allow you to use or take water, land or coastal resources. They also allow the discharge of water or wastes into air, water or onto land. Find out more resource consent requirements and processes.

New compliance monitoring and enforcement charges for consents and permitted activities

Changes to the Resource Management Act now allow regional councils to recover a wider range of compliance, monitoring and enforcement costs from the people and businesses whose activities create the need for that work. Learn more about the new charges.

Fast-track approvals

A fast-track approval is a new way to get a significant project approved. It is intended to be a fast process to allow projects to be able to get underway sooner. Find out Waikato Regional Council's role on fast-track approvals.

Investigation and enforcement

Find out more about how we investigate and enforce breaches of the Resource Management Act (1991).

Guidance notes and technical advice

Resource consents can be complicated, especially if an activity involves detailed rules and regulations. To support you, we’re regularly creating technical advice and guidance notes that explain what’s required.

National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry

From 1 May 2018, some permitted forestry activities will need to notify us within 20 days of the activity starting.

Requirements under NESF 2020

Find out more about the activities which are regulated and which may require resource consent under the Government's new freshwater regulations.

Resource consent applications

Information on current resource consent applications of community interest (including publicly notified applications).

Dairy shed takes

If you need to take water for dairy shed purposes, then you might need a resource consent from us.

Earthworks and erosion control

Know before you dig! Find out how you can reduce the impact of your earthworks activities.

Urban stormwater management

Only clean rainwater should enter stormwater drains and the region’s waterways. Ask us what to do if you’re not sure how to stop pollution getting into them.

Policies and plans

Take a look at our policies and plans to learn more about the rules and regulations that we monitor and enforce.

Maps

We have a range of maps and datasets that give you fast, visual access to a range of regional information.