BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

September 23, 2025

This message is recorded at 10:00am Wednesday 24th September 2025.

The intake was re-opened for irrigation yesterday and orders already in water metrics water ordering system were confirmed and delivered.

Irrigation Water Orders
If you are needing irrigation water please review your water orders by 3pm today in the water metrics water ordering system.
Irrigation water orders will be confirmed after 3pm today for tomorrow’s delivery. Apologies for any confusion.

Jamie Hamilton
WIL Operations Manager

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 RE-OPENED

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