FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 8th February 2021

February 7, 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River at 44.2 cumec for tomorrow Monday 8th February and reduced the water take to 15% allocation. This means we no longer have enough water for ANY zone to irrigate.

Zone 1 Irrigators please turn OFF tomorrow at usual times and allow stock water to go past.

ZONE 1 OFF
ZONE 2 OFF
ZONE 3 OFF
ZONE 4 OFF

We will keep you up-to-date with any changes.

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.

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 8th February 2021

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