RIVER UPDATE

December 5, 2019

This message is recorded at midmorning Friday 6th December 2019.
We attempted to enter the river to clear shingle from the intake this morning with the intention to get water flowing for irrigation but we were unsuccessful due to the river level remaining to high to undertake the works necessary to open the intake for irrigation.
The rain has eased today and the present flow at the Otarama is 370 cumecs and slowly dropping.
A warning is in place for more heavy rain in the main divide Friday – Saturday morning. The catchment is very wet and the river is expected to rise again on Saturday as a result of the rain. River flow patterns can change quickly as a result.
We will keep you updated as this ongoing weather event unfolds. We will be reviewing the river levels and rainfall regularly with the intention to open for irrigation as soon as we can.

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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