Fire and Water Services - Stratford District Council

Saturday, 7 Nov, 2009

RURAL FIRE

The Stratford District Council is the Rural Fire Authority (RFA) for the Stratford District. RFAs carry out fire prevention measures by monitoring the fire danger, declaring fire seasons, and issuing permits.

If you are unsure whether there are any fire restrictions in place, please call us on (06) 765 6099.

There are three Fire Seasons you should be aware of:

OPEN FIRE SEASON: means no fire permit is needed to light a fire in the open air.
RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON: means a fire permit from the relevant rural fire authority is required to light a fire in the open air.
PROHIBITED FIRE SEASON: means a total fire ban and lighting of fires is not permitted in the open air.

A permit is ALWAYS required in DoC controlled areas, within 1km of their boundaries, the Ngaere Swamp Zone or the Eltham Drainage Area.

WATER SERVICES

See Wastewater information here.

Stratford District Council maintains the town’s water supply. If you have any queries regarding water, such as finding water mains or reporting leaks and problems. Please contact the council office on (06) 765 6099 or by clicking here.

For information on stream crossings please download the brochure below.

Stream Crossing Brochure

WASTEWATER

"Wastewater" means the planning, provision and maintenance of reticulation systems and wastewater treatment and disposal, and associated infrastructure for the Stratford urban area.

The Stratford Wastewater system services over 2,200 properties, or 97 percent of the Stratford urban area. All other dwellings in the District are serviced by septic tanks that are the responsibility of individual property owners.

The Stratford system consists of approximately 40km of pipes that discharge into an oxidation pond treatment facility on Victoria Road.

The main users of the system are residential dwellings. The content of discharges from commercial properties is primarily domestic although there are two local industries that have a specific commercial use of the system.

The current user charges for the Wastewater activity are listed in Volume Four of the LTCCP. They are reviewed annually, and are aligned to Council’s Funding Policy rates of return.