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These guidelines for integrated stormwater management provide guidance on a range of issues relating to the management of stormwater run-off from state highways and local roads in New Zealand, including:

• the legal framework within which stormwater management takes place
• the management framework (agency responsibilities and management tools)
• the gaining of resource consents for stormwater management activities
• environmental effects and mitigation measures
• best practice engineering methods.

Keywords: compliance, design, drainage, environment, erosion, flooding, hydrology, legislation, maintenance, management, mitigation, monitoring, New Zealand, resource consents, Resource Management Act, run-off, sedimentation, stormwater