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Level of Service and Funding Policy

Level of Service and Funding Policy
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	Acknowledgements
	Glossary
	Map 1: Project Watershed Boundary
1	Summary
2	Introduction
	2.1	Project Watershed
	2.2	Project Issues
	2.3	Objectives and Management Directions
		2.3.1	Objectives
		2.3.2	Management Directions
	2.4	Tangata Whenua Interests
	2.5	Asset Management Plans
	2.6	Costs Including Capital Expenditure
	2.7	Cost Benefit Analysis
	2.8	Assumptions and Risks
		2.8.1	Assumptions
		2.8.2	Risks
3	Funding Legislation
	3.1	Local Government Act 1974 Part VIIa (as amended by the Local Government Amendment Act 1996)
	3.2	Rating Powers Act 1988
	3.3	Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
4	Beneficiaries and Contributors
	4.1	Identification and Allocation Process
	4.2	Direct Benefits
	4.3	Local Community Benefit
	4.4	Regional Community Benefit
	4.5	Contributors to the Need for the Service
	4.6	Alleviators
	4.7	Crown Contribution
	4.8	Hydro Electric Effects
5	General Funding Principles
	5.1	Application of Funding Principles
6	River Management
	6.1	Introduction
	6.2	General Beneficiaries and Contributors
7	Flood Protection
	7.1	Introduction
	7.2	General Beneficiaries and Contributors
8	Soil Conservation
	8.1	Introduction
	8.2	Soil Conservation Programme
	8.3	General Beneficiaries and Contributors
9	Catchment Oversight and Information and Advice
	9.1	Catchment Oversight
	9.2	Information and Advice
	9.3	Benefits and Contributors
10	Consultation Overview
		Map 2: Project Watershed Management Zones
		Map 3: Project Watershed Liaison Subcommittee Representation
11	Lake Taupo Management Zone
	11.1	Description
	11.2	Consultation
	11.3	Service Level Options and Justification
		11.3.1	Soil Conservation
		11.3.2	River Management
		11.3.3	Flood Protection
	11.4	Costs
	11.5	Beneficiaries and Contributors
12	Upper Waikato Management Zone
	12.1	Description
	12.2	Consultation
	12.3	Service Level Options and Justification
		12.3.1	Soil Conservation
		12.3.2	River Management
		12.3.3	Flood Protection
	12.4	Cost
	12.5	Beneficiaries and Contributors
13	Middle Waikato Management Zone
	13.1	Description
	13.2	Consultation
	13.3	Service Level Options and Justification
		13.3.1	Soil Conservation
		13.3.2	River Management
	13.4	Cost
	13.5	Beneficiaries and Contributors
		13.5.1	Hamilton City and Other Urban Areas
14	Waipa Management Zone
	14.1	Description
	14.2	Consultation
		14.2.1	Upper Waipa
		14.2.2	Middle Waipa
	14.3	Service Level Options and Justification
		14.3.1	Soil Conservation
		14.3.2	River Management and Flood Protection
	14.4	Cost
	14.5	Beneficiaries and Contributors
15	Lower Waikato Management Zone
	15.1	Description
	15.2	Consultation
	15.3	Service Level Options and Justification
		15.3.1	Soil Conservation
		15.3.2	Flood Protection and River Management
	15.4	Costs
	15.5	Beneficiaries and Contributors
16	Project Watershed Funding Policy
	16.1	Preamble
	16.2	Step 1 - Who benefits from the activity, what is the extent of that benefit and who contributes to the cost of the activity
		16.2.1	Recovery of Costs at Time of Benefit
		16.2.2	Allocation of Costs to Five Zones and to Significant Activities within each Zone
		16.2.3	Benefits to the Wider Community
			Regional Community Benefit
		16.2.4	Benefits Received by Individuals or Identifiable Categories of People
		16.2.5	Contributions by Individuals or Groups to the Need for the Service
		16.2.6	Summary - Step One
	16.3	Step 2 - Evaluation against criteria
		16.3.1	Obligation to Act in the Interests of its Residents and Ratepayers
		16.3.2	Fairness and Equity of any Allocation of Costs
		16.3.3	Lawful Council Policy is Effectively and Appropriately Promoted by Funding Policies
		16.3.4	Avoiding Significant Adjustment Difficulties for any Person(s) Arising from Changes in the way Costs are Allocated
		16.3.5	Summary Step Two
	16.4	Step 3 - Identification of appropriate funding mechanism
		16.4.1	The Funding Mechanisms Available
		16.4.2	The Efficiency of those Funding Mechanisms
		16.4.3	The Efficiency of Implementing New Systems as Opposed to the Use of Existing Mechanisms
		16.4.4	The Transparency of Funding Mechanisms in Terms of Allowing Clear Identification of the Links Between Costs Allocated and Expenditure Needs to Which They Relate
		16.4.5	Summary - Step Three
	16.5	Funding policies by zone and activity will be:
		16.5.1	Lake Taupo
		16.5.2	Upper Waikato
		16.5.3	Middle Waikato
		16.5.4	Waipa
		16.5.5	Lower Waikato
17	Differential Rating Systems
	17.1	Lower Waikato Flood Protection Differential Rating System
	17.2	Tauranga-Taupo River Flood Protection Differential Rating System
	17.3	Tongariro River Flood Protection Differential Rating System
18	Financial Implications
	18.1	Impact on Expenditure and Funding Requirement
	18.2	Rating Factors
	Bibliography
		Asset Management Plans/Reports
		Economic Reports
		Funding Policy/Reviews
		River Management
		Soil Conservation
		Water Quality
	Appendix 1: Relationship Between Project Watershed and the Environment Waikato Riparian Project
	Appendix 2: Strategic Plan
	Appendix 3: Technical Consultants
	Appendix 4: Accounting Policies
	Appendix 5: Relevant Legislation
		Local Government Act 1974 Part VIIa (as amended by the Local Government Act 1996)
		Rating Powers Act 1988
		Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
	Appendix 6: Summary of Formal Consultation and Deliberations

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