BROWNS ROCK INTAKE UPDATE: Tuesday 17th December 2019

The shingle from the intake has been excavated and the intake is now back up and running at full flow. Zone 1 & Zone 3’s water… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE LOW FLOWS: Tuesday 17th December 2019

The intake is currently drawing fine shingle under the boats and blocking the screens, early this morning the flows have dropped off and will cause scheme… Read More

BROWNS ROCK UPDATE: Sunday 15th December 2019

The intake is currently still drawing fine gravels under the boats and blocking up the screens. We monitored the intake throughout the night and cut R2… Read More

BROWNS ROCK UPDATE: Saturday 14th December 2019

The intake is currently drawing fine shingle under the boats and blocking up the screens. We monitored throughout the night and cut R2 flows off to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE MALFUNCTION: Friday 13th December 2019

In the early hours of this morning a malfunction of the intake occurred. Some works are required this morning to resolve the issue. Water flows will… Read More

September 25, 2024

Irrigation scheme field trip

Earlier this month, twenty-one WIL board members, staff and consultants spent a day visiting sites of interest around the irrigation scheme with a focus on the… Read More
June 6, 2024
WIL supports Cust Preschool planting project

WIL supports Cust Preschool planting project

A group of preschoolers from Cust Preschool planted 102 of their native seedlings at the Jack Graham Reserve in Cust last month. The preschoolers grew the… Read More
June 6, 2024
Planting map

Students raise and plant native seedlings for biodiversity project

A group of year 5 Swannanoa School students saw their yearlong native seedling project come to fruition when they planted half of their seedlings at Brian… Read More
June 6, 2024

Connectivity key to Waimakariri biodiversity project

During the last seven years over 5000 native seedlings have been planted as part of Waimakariri Irrigation’s biodiversity project. The project was launched in 2018 after… Read More