Policy Reforms – Roadblock or Pathways to Irrigation Success

Reliability of supply modernisation integrated dynamic network new development Efficient Water Use SMART Irrigators transfer Land management continuously evolving ‘best can do’ accountable WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

Infrastructure governance & management financing (market failure) Water use measurement transfer efficiency incentives Land management nutrient efficiency improve “hot-spots” ROADBLOCKS

Water Measurement Regulations Irrigation Acceleration Fund Crown Irrigation Investments Limited Freshwater National Policy Statement RMA & Freshwater NPS reforms POLICY DEVELOPMENTS TO DATE

Benefits essential good process Challenges implementation regional compliance interpretation verification of meters data management ‘telling the story’ WATER MEASUREMENT REGULATION

Benefits new level of scrutiny proactive approach lifted the game Challenges scheme discovery process need to grow the fund limited to infrastructure ‘telling the story’ IRRIGATION ACCELERATION FUND

Benefits scrutiny reduce risk provide for uptake gap provide for over build Challenges CIIL discovery process investment ready schemes initial investment criteria ‘telling the story’ CROWN IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS LTD

Benefits sets framework Challenges interpretation values – which & weighting? objectives – how & what? limits – how & what? manage within limits – how? Implementation policy versus compliance quantity – manageable quality – voyage of discovery! FRESHWATER NPS

Benefits accounting planning template collaborative process clarity (NOF) focus ‘resource management’ Challenges managing within limits practical implementation REFORMS – RMA & FRESHWATER NPS

FUTURE - MANAGING UNCERTAINTY Enabling investment key - requires ‘relative’ certainty The conundrum - Measurement Monitoring Modelling Challenge = fitting puzzle together ‘Incremental’ versus ‘shock’ change Apportion risk to create ‘relative’ certainty within uncertainty

SUCCESSFUL CHANGE = Collaboration - Policy - Implementation Efficient & Effective FUTURE - IMPLEMENTATION PreparationActionFollow-up

FUTURE FOCUS Policy Development link to implementation & other interventions Compliance consistent with policy Uncertainty & Risk apportion - create certainty People Critical path Success = understand, see, do Consistency leadership local adaption not creation