BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8:00pm Tuesday 10th September 2024. The intake was re-opened at 12.00pm today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

STOCKWATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.00am Monday 9th September 2024. A temporary closure of the Browns Rock Intake is scheduled for this morning. Stock Water should… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Monday 2nd September 2024. The intake was re-opened this afternoon, stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the scheme… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:00am Sunday 1st September 2024. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12.00am Sunday 25th August 2024. The intake was opened at 5.00pm yesterday. Stock Water has successfully come through the bypass overnight… Read More

February 12, 2019

Biodiversity boost proposed for Burgess’s Stream

Burgess’s Stream, near Eyreton, has been identified as a focus area for the first stage of Waimakariri Irrigation Limited’s (WIL) biodiversity project which is designed to… Read More
February 11, 2019

Michelle Maginness tells her story

Eyrewell dairy farmer Michelle Maginness is passionate about bringing rural and urban residents closer together through understanding and communication. Connecting people with different lifestyles is vital… Read More
January 22, 2019

Promising results for Silverstream denitrification wall trial

Nitrate levels in groundwater have been reduced from 7.1mg/l to 0.5 mg/l at the site of an Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research (ESR)-led denitrification wall… Read More
November 7, 2018

Infiltration trial could solve Silverstream’s nitrate issues

A three-year infiltration trial being carried out by Environment Canterbury and Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) aims to reduce Silverstream’s nitrate levels by introducing more water into… Read More