# Stormwater, drains & pollution in Christchurch

13,619 reports filed under 9 related headings in the council’s public record since 2015, 2,333 in the year to 14 October 2026. Blocked gutters, stormwater and wastewater problems, and pollution or sediment reaching the drains.

Filed by residents through the council’s reporting channel and relayed here as lodged. A report is somebody’s word that the problem was there, the record is the reporting, not a count of verified fixes.

Report yours the way every one of these was filed, Snap Send Solve: https://www.snapsendsolve.com.

## Year by year

| Year | Reports |
| --- | ---: |
| 2015 | 153 |
| 2016 | 290 |
| 2017 | 471 |
| 2018 | 775 |
| 2019 | 1,037 |
| 2020 | 693 |
| 2021 | 923 |
| 2022 | 1,604 |
| 2023 | 2,058 |
| 2024 | 1,722 |
| 2025 | 2,011 |
| 2026 | 1,882 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 62
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 62
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 44
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 35
- [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 34
- [Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/canterbury-region), 32
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 31
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 30
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 29
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 27

_Suburb is read from the report’s own address text, recent record, ranked._

## The latest on file

- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9085553), 12 Lyndon Street, Riccarton · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9085375), 4 Sheehan St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9084018), 221 Edgeware Road, Edgeware · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), 158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790), 6 Brake St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081258), 221 Edgeware RD, Edgeware Christchurch · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/9081145), 20 Colombo St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9080169), 102–104 Rue Jolie South, Akaroa 7520 · 12 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,749
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding), 4,463
- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,351
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,624
- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,843
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,204


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Stormwater, drains & pollution reports are there in Christchurch?**

13,619 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2015, the busiest year was 2023 with 2,058; 2,333 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Stormwater, drains & pollution reported most in Christchurch?**

Christchurch Central City tops the recent record, read from each report’s own address text, so it is the reporting pattern, not a claim the problem is worst there.

**How do residents report Stormwater, drains & pollution in Christchurch?**

Through the council’s reporting channel, the same channel every report on this page came through (Snap Send Solve). Each report is somebody’s word the problem was there.

**Where does this record come from?**

Christchurch City Council’s public reports layer, resident-filed reports under the heading this page counts. Counts describe reporting, not verified inspections or fixes.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)