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Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director

Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director. Irrigation New Zealand Conference : April 2014. The good, the bad and the ugly …. Project phases – early days…. Early work 2010/11. Options ID & refign 2012/13. Pre -feasibility 2014/15. Full feasibility 2015/16. Consent, design, finance

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Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director

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  1. Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director Irrigation New Zealand Conference : April 2014

  2. The good, the bad and the ugly …

  3. Project phases – early days… Early work 2010/11 Options ID & refign 2012/13 Pre -feasibility 2014/15 Full feasibility 2015/16 Consent, design, finance 2017/81 Construct 2019?+

  4. The good …

  5. Community led, robust, transparent and lasting decisions for land and water management

  6. Integrated Catchment Management Regional Plan Farming Systems GWRC lead Environmental Science

  7. Programme management

  8. … the bad …

  9. Affected landowners

  10. Farmers?

  11. Farmer engagement • Survey • Case studies • Agri bankers group • Farmer reference group • On farm economics

  12. Water?

  13. … and the ugly …

  14. Interested but misinformed • Strong views on environment • Cynical about benefits • Agreed it was important • Needed improvement • More cost for water • More responsibility • NZ is leading irrigation technology

  15. 25,600 ha extra dairying in “Wellington” between 2008 and 2020

  16. Dairy Statistics for the Wairarapa 1998 to 2013

  17. Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director Shepherds 10 March 2014

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