wil_admin | Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON, Zone 1 & 3 OFF Tuesday 12th February 201

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 12th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 30%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 3 ON, Zone 4 OFF Sunday 10th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.7 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 10th February 2019 and increased the water take to 49%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Friday 8th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.4 cumec for tomorrow Friday 8th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 20%… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE MALFUNCTION: Wednesday 6th February 2019

In the early hours of this morning a malfunction of the intake controls occurred for 2 hours before we were able to get to site and… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: Thursday 24th January 2019

Late last night the Browns Rock Intake and other water control sites across the scheme lost power due to high winds. It was reported by Mainpower… Read More

← 1 … 81 82 83 84 85 →

February 21, 2022

Embracing technology and adapting to market demand

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is a keen adopter of technology and will be trialling the use of variable rate base fertiliser over the coming months to… Read More

January 21, 2022

Swannanoa students help restore Burgess Stream

A biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton received a helping hand from around 20 Swannanoa School students who planted 394 native seedlings during a planting… Read More

September 21, 2021

Thousands of plants improve Burgess Stream

Over half of the 4500 native plants for a biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton are in the ground with planting expected to be completed… Read More

August 21, 2021

Biodiversity projects gain traction

A series of biodiversity projects has improved awareness of the special values of streams and rivers throughout Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL’s) catchment area. Biodiversity project lead… Read More

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.

Menu

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited