Selwyn Times: May 02, 2017

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Prime Minister Bill English and Primary
Industries Minister Nathan Guy were in
Darfield on April 20 for the ribbon-cutting
to signal the start of construction of Stage
2 of Central Plains Water, which will have
the capacity to irrigate an additional 20,000
hectares.
“This will be a real boost to the Canterbury
regional economy with around 1130 new
jobs expected as a result. A reliable source
of water gives farmers certainty and options
to invest in mixed farming operations
including arable, sheep and beef finishing,
dairy farming and horticulture,” Mr Guy
said.
“Importantly, it also has many
environmental benefits. Using alpinesourced
water rather than ground water is
environmentally beneficial for Canterbury
as it reduces pressure on aquifers, which
are needed to replenish flows in lowland
streams.
“Replacing groundwater with river and
stored alpine river water has the potential to
improve water flows into Lake Ellesmere -
Te Waihora, helping the long-term process
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of improving its water quality.
“For any farm to qualify for scheme water
it has to prepare a plan with a nutrient
budget and meet high standards.”
Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
(CIIL) has committed to providing a $65
million secured loan to CPW to partfund
Stage 2 of the CPW Scheme. Crown
Irrigation’s partial funding of Stage 2 means
that the project can be future-proofed for
long-term demand.
CIIL invested $6.5 million into CPW
Stage 1, which has since been fully repaid,
and full repayment is expected for the Stage
2 investment as well.
A new Sustainable Farming Fund
(SFF) project “SMART Tools and Tips
for Irrigators” is aimed at improving
management practices for irrigators to
deliver better environmental and economic
outcomes. The funding is for $294,400 and
will be led by Irrigation New Zealand.
Another new SFF project led by Federated
Farmers will be looking at the impacts of
irrigation on soil water holding properties.
This project, worth $295,950, will help both
farmers and regional councils by enabling
more effective and efficient use of irrigation
water, reduced drainage and reduced loss of
soluble nutrients.
While in the region Mr Guy also visited the
Hinds/Hekeao Managed Aquifer Recharge
(MAR) project site near Ashburton.
The pilot project, which began in
February 2016, is testing the feasibility of
adding alpine sourced water to shallow
groundwater to help recharge lowland
streams during dry periods and reduce
nitrate levels in the groundwater.
“I was pleased to hear that in the first
year of this project, the bores monitoring
groundwater conditions downstream have
shown positive improvements in both water
quantity with rising levels and in water
quality with decreasing concentrations of
nitrates.”
A recent report by NZIER found that
irrigation contributes $2.2 billion to the
national economy and this has the potential
to increase further.
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