BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 7:00pm Saturday 16th November 2019

November 16, 2019

Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River.

The Water Scheme intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary to protect the intake infrastructure.

Irrigators please turn off when the water subsides.

We will update you as soon as it is possible to re-open the intake.

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.

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 7:00pm Saturday 16th November 2019

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