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Table 12: Costs and benefits of Policy 6
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Local government |
Agricultural sector |
Tourism sector |
Other industry |
General public |
Tangata whenua |
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Increased costs of infrastructure and mitigation measures in order to meet industry best practice standards |
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Costs of developing or deciding on best practice guidelines in each industry |
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Opportunities for investment in and development of industry best practice techniques, mitigation measures, improved infrastructure/technologies and guidelines |
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Potential increased consenting cost of new consents, and costs of reviewing existing consents |
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Potentially reduced productivity/economic activity |
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Increased monitoring and reporting costs |
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Potentially increased enforcement costs |
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The potential for reduced economic activity and therefore employment opportunities within some sectors |
Employment opportunities relating to the development of industry good practice techniques, mitigation measures, improved infrastructure/technologies and guidelines |
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More certainty (of feasibility) for developers/ users regarding resource consents |
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Social |
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Increased awareness of the importance of water |
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Education and increased awareness of industry best practice |
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Health benefits of improved fresh water |
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Increased amenity values |
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Potential requirement for people to change existing cultural/social practices |
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Potential of increased cost of urban development and affordability issues |
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Improved recreation opportunities |
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Improved water quality and quantity through use of best practice |
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Improvement of freshwater ecosystems |
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Possibility that stringent standards may result in avoidance of the consenting process, and non-compliance with statutory documents |
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More efficient consumption of fresh water |
