BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

November 19, 2025

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Wednesday 19th November 2025.

The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 12.00pm today.

Irrigation Water Orders
Irrigation water orders will be confirmed after 3pm today for tomorrow’s delivery. Please either pause or cancel your water order if you are not intending to irrigate tomorrow.

Jamie Hamilton
WIL Operations Manager

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Address:
267 High Street
PO Box 556
Rangiora

Phone: 03 313 0200
Email: admin@wil.co.nz

The Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd Scheme is a shareholder-owned cooperative company with consent to take water 11.041 cumecs from the Waimakariri River. Water is drawn from the Waimakariri River at Browns Rock for distribution through 1,100 kilometres of open race channels to supply around 200 shareholders. The Scheme supplies farms covering approximately 30,000 ha within an overall area of 78,000 ha and is located between the Waimakariri and the Ashley Rivers and between Oxford and Rangiora townships.

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

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