Two key stormwater documents are now live on the ADM
Guideline document GD2015/004: Water Sensitive Design for Stormwater (known as GD04), and the revised Stormwater Code of Practice (SWCoP), are now live on the Auckland Design Manual.

Roof garden, Waitakere Civic Centre
The Stormwater Code of Practice is Chapter 4 of Auckland Council’s Code of Practice for Land Development and Subdivision. It provides the minimum standards for the design and construction of stormwater systems for all scales of land development and subdivision assets which are to be vested in council ownership.
The SWCoP will essentially reduce the risk of flooding and ensure the construction of quality assets for Auckland’s future.
GD04 introduces the principles and objectives of Water Sensitive Design to help guide a design programme for land development.
WSD applies a set of principles to land development to avoid negative effects on the environment and enhance
ecosystem services. The emphasis is on the appropriate location, layout, and design of development, including its context within the broader catchment and region. This document aligns with the Auckland Growing Greener vision of the
Unitary Plan.

Hobsonville’s rain garden planting in the street
The SWCoP and GD04 are currently supported by the Auckland Regional Council technical publication TP10 (Stormwater Management Devices: Design Guidelines Manual). GD01: Stormwater Management in the Auckland Region (replacing TP10) is currently being developed and a ‘soft launch’ is anticipated in the new year.
Check out Stormwater Code of Practice on the Infrastructure Hub
Code of Practice, Stormwater, Water Sensitive Design
June 21, 2017 at 1.46pm
Hi, could you please tell me when GD01: Stormwater Management in the Auckland Region will be available?
July 19, 2017 at 2.10pm
Hi Paul,
GD01 is currently in the process of being finalised, we expect to have it uploaded at the beginning of August.
January 9, 2018 at 9.28am
Can we please have an update???
Could you please tell me when GD01: Stormwater Management in the Auckland Region will be available?
January 30, 2018 at 9.59am
Hi Troy,
GD01 is now available on the Auckland Design Manual, you can find it at http://aucklanddesignmanual.co.nz/project-type/infrastructure/technical-guidance
January 30, 2018 at 9.58am
Hi Paul,
GD01 is now available on the Auckland Design Manual, you can find it at http://aucklanddesignmanual.co.nz/project-type/infrastructure/technical-guidance