IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Friday 1st March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Friday 1st March 2019 and reduced the water take to 54%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ON Tuesday 26th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 105 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th February 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2, 3 & 4 ON Monday 25th February 2019

Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 25th February 2019… Read More

STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 – Thursday 21st February 2018

Zone 2 was closed this morning for emergency maintenance works on a Main Race culvert. Water was turned off for 4 hours to undertake the works… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 20th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.9 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 20th February 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… 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