Funding Criteria

The Wairakei Environmental Mitigation Charitable Trust was established to facilitate the enhancement, protection and management of a variety of
geothermal and natural resources characteristics located within Environment Waikato's regional boundary. It addresses the environmental issues
of the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station. Funding is allocated to those projects which comply with the purpose of the Trust.

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The Trust have three basic funding criteria that will be used to assess the applications for funding.

Facilitate the enhancement, protection of and research for the protection and enhancement into the variety of the geothermal characteristics within the volcanic plateau geothermal resource located within Environment Waikato’s regional boundary

Facilitate the enhancement, protection of and research for the protection and enhancement into the variety of geothermal characteristics with “Protected Geothermal Systems” as defined in the Waikato Regional Plan and other geothermal systems within the Environment Waikato’s regional boundary

Facilitate the enhancement, protection of and research for the protection and enhancement into aquatic habitat and amenity (including rivers, lakes and wetlands), water quality or fishery values in the upper Waikato River catchment area (Lake Taupo outlet to Ohakuri Dam).