Funding the programme
HHWET enhancement projects will cost approximately $6M for capital expenditure and annual operating costs are estimated to be a maximum of $2M.
To date, funding for the project has come from:
- Environment Canterbury (ECan)
- Ashburton District Council (ADC)
- Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
- The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF)
- Hekeao/Hinds Plains landowners (via a Targeted Environmental Rate)
- MHV Water (in kind)
- Central South Island Fish & Game (in kind)
- Rangitata Diversion Race Management – RDRML (in kind)
- Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation – BCI
- Eiffelton Community Group Irrigation Scheme
- Hinds Independent Groundwater Users