HortNZ - EiC - S J Ford - Economics (5 February 2021) [pdf, 237 KB]
...the amount of water that is applied for will be the amount that is required to grow the crop. THE COST OF CONSENTING 40. Depending on the scale of the consent required and the complications that providing a full and accurate Assessment of Environmental Effects may require, an application for a consent to take and use water may cost an applicant $30,000 or more. 12 41. This is a necessary cost to secure water but having to renew a consent in six years time is in my opi...