Manuherikia Irrigation Extension

Feasibility Report 2une 2006

Land Valuation and Scheme Financing Review

Full Report as PDF [7,130KB PDF]

Table of Contents

  • Highlights/Summary
  • Infrastructure Installation Costs
  • Annual Cost
  • Brief Background and Opportunities
  • Farm Economics
  • Proposal
  • Finance Options
    • Critical Factor
    • Sources of Funding
  • Investor Funding
    • Power Company Development
    • Investor Group Development
    Land Owners Shareholding & Initial Direct Contribution
  • Tax Advantages
  • Direct Contributions from Land Owners
  • Pumping from Lake Dunstan Schedule
  • Differential Shareholding or Contribution to Capital Cost
  • Capital Gain Advantage
  • Trading Bank or Merchant Bank Funding
  • Other Outside Financial Institutions
  • Trading Water/Irrigation Company Shares
  • Government and Local Government Investment Involvement
    • Central Otago District Council Involvement
    • Central Government Financial Involvement
    • Underlying Principles
    • Energy Company Involvement
    • Regional Council
  • Land Use Perception
  • Discussion and Irrigation Establishment
  • The Importance of Irrigation
  • Brief Background of some other Irrigation Schemes
  • Australian Scene
  • Central Plains Water Scheme
  • Barhill-Chertsey Irrigation (BCI)
  • Waimakariri Irrigation Limited
  • Review of June 2005 Report on Effects on Land Values
  • Conclusion