IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

February 23, 2023

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Thursday 23rd February 2023.

We are expecting ECAN to increase the water allocation from the Waimakariri River this afternoon at 2pm.

Irrigators, if you no longer require water please delete or pause your water orders in the Water Metrics system before the 3pm cut off today.

We currently have 80 orders in the water ordering system that will be confirmed after 3pm today via email confirmation for delivery tomorrow to the farm gate.

Flooding issues will result if we deliver your water tomorrow and you don’t intend to turn on.

If you have any issues with water ordering or are unsure about anything, get in touch with one of the Operations Team or call 0275231295.

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.

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