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Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Stormwater Detention & Retention Requirements

Bay of Plenty Region

Source Documents

These are the council documents used to build the WBOPDC calculator. If a link is broken, the document may have moved on the council website.

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BoPRC Stormwater Management Guidelines (2012)
PDF Primary Source

Calculation Methodology

Design event: 10-year (10% AEP)

Method: BoPRC Guidelines

Permissible discharge equals pre-development 1-hour discharge. A comprehensive stormwater consent is held by the council. Storage volume calculated as V = 1.5 x Q x D.

Design Requirements

  • Permissible discharge = pre-dev 1-hour peak
  • BoPRC 2012 Stormwater Management Guidelines
  • Comprehensive Stormwater Consent held by council
  • Water Quality Volume: WQV = 0.033 x Awq
  • Extended Detention: 24hr drawdown
  • Stream erosion control when imperviousness > 3%

Submission

Required Documents

  • Stormwater design per BoPRC 2012
  • Pre/post flow calculations
  • Engineering plans

Contact

Phone(07) 571 8008
RegionBay of Plenty
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Last verified: April 2026 · NZ Detention Tank Calculator