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Submission Analysis - Stormwater Introduction This report summarises submissions, and where appropriate provides recommendations, on the “Stormwater” discussion document of the Local Government Mandatory Performance Measures consultation. Structure of this report The report sets out submitters’ responses by the order of the questions in the discussion document with any relevant general comments made by submitters at the beginning. Recommendations on the individual performance measures are at the end of each section. Submitters’ comments are, where relevant, ordered by themes arising from the submissions. Common abbreviations A number of abbreviations are used in this report and are set out in the table below. Term Abbreviation District Council DC City Council CC Regional Council RC Overall number of submitters Submitters Thirty submitters provided submissions on Local Government Mandatory Performance Measures for Stormwater. Submitters included: Auckland CC, Far North DC, Clutha DC, Dunedin CC, Hastings DC, Hutt CC, Nelson CC, Palmerston North CC, Porirua CC, Hauraki DC, Marlborough DC, Matamata-Piako DC, SOLGM, Southland DC, Thames-Coromandel DC, Upper Hutt CC, Waimakariri DC, Waipa DC, Waikato RC, Waitaki DC, Waitomo DC, Wanganui DC, South Waikato DC, Whakatane DC, Whangarei DC, Anonymous #8, Anonymous #9, Anonymous #10, Anonymous #11, Anonymous #13, Anonymous #14, Anonymous #15, and Anonymous #17. General comments Submitters Three submitters provided general comments on stormwater including: Selwyn DC, Waikato RC, and Waipa DC. There were no specific themes from submitters. Their comments included: one submitter generally agreed with the measures and the stormwater definition provided ( Selwyn DC); one submitter noted that provision of urban stormwater systems is an important role for territorial authorities, particularly to protect the environment. They also supported having mandatory performance measures for the adequate maintenance and management