HHWET - Hekeao/Hinds Water Enhancement Trust jobs and careers

About HHWET - Hekeao/Hinds Water Enhancement Trust

The Hekeao/Hinds Water Enhancement Trust (HHWET) is a non-profit community led group bringing together agencies to enhance Hekeao/Hinds water systems for the environmental, recreational, cultural, domestic and agricultural benefit of the community. HHWET Water Enhancement Projects include the Managed Aquifer Recharge project (MAR) which is New Zealand’s largest managed groundwater rehabilitation project, delivering ecosystem health and enhanced environmental, cultural and recreational values. HHWET’s goals are to: Target and protect drinking water supplies Enhance groundwater quality Improve baseflows to spring-fed streams and rivers for ecological, cultural and social values Improve and sustainably manage groundwater storage (levels) In order to achieve these goals, HHWET are involved in trialling and implementing several complementary tools to help address water quality and quantity issues. These include Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), Near River Recharge (NRR), Targeted Stream Augmentation (TSA), irrigation nutrient recycling, constructed wetlands, and bioreactors.