STOCKWATER SHUTDOWN FOR MAINTENANCE WORKS

WIL has maintenance work scheduled again this week on the Main Water Race. Water will be turned off during the day and back on at night-time.… Read More

STOCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

WIL has maintenance work scheduled again this week and some work will require the main water race to be turned off during the day and back… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

The intake was re-opened Sunday Morning. Stock Water should be flowing throughout majority of the scheme by Sunday evening, the farthest reaches may take till the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 10:30am Saturday 27th May 2023. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

STOCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

WIL has quite a lot of maintenance work scheduled this week. ZONE 4 OFF – Wednesday 24th May. ZONE 2, 3 & 4 some water interruptions… 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