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PDP report on WIL’s minimum flow site
This May 2020 report by PDP investigates the option of changing the minimum flow measuring site from OHB to Otarama and the impact this could have… Read More
ZONE 2 STOCK WATER CLOSURE
Maintenance works are being undertaken in ZONE 2 on Thursday 11th June 2020. Water will be turned off mid-day today and resume on Friday morning. Jamie… Read More
BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION WATER RE-OPENED
This message is recorded at midday Friday 22nd May 2020. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.2 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More
CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING MONDAY 18th MAY 2020
The shut down will commence Monday morning 18th May and we anticipate resuming stock water flow through the old intake the same day, although flows may… Read More
PENDING CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING MONDAY 11th MAY 2020
Repairs are required at the intake caused by the December 2019 floods. In order to carry out this work the river must be diverted away from… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS TO BE LIFTED: Wednesday 15th April 2020
All users requiring water for irrigation tomorrow please text message your water orders to ph. 027 5231295 by 3pm today please. ZONE 1: ON ZONE… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Sunday 5th April 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 40.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced our take to 0% allocation. Zone 1, 2, 3… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Sunday 29th March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 98 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water at 100% allocation. All users… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 26th March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 39.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced our take to 0% allocation. Zone 1, 2 &… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF, Tuesday 25th March 2020
ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 50.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 45% allocation. ZONE 4 will go on restrictions… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: All Zones ON, Tuesday 24th March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.9 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water at 82% allocation. Please text message… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Sunday 15th March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.8 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 15th March 2020 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Saturday 14th March 2020
ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 43.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 9% allocation. ZONE 1 will go on restrictions starting… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 3 OFF, Zone 4 ON Friday 13th March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.1 cumec for tomorrow and A Class water at 28% allocation. ZONE 4 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 11th March 2020
ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 49.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 38% allocation. ZONE 4 will go on restrictions starting… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Monday 9th March 2020
ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 58.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 78% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… Read More
WATER ORDERING ISSUES
This message is recorded at 2:30pm Saturday 7th March 2020. Some of you may have experienced issues with the Water Metrics Water Ordering System today. This… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Sunday 1st March 2020.
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 175 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 2nd March and increased the water take to 100% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 Off Sunday 1st March 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 1st March 2020 and decreased the water take to 53%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Wednesday 19th February 2020.
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 191 cumecs for tomorrow and increased the water take to 100% allocation. Zone 3 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF, Zone 1 ON, Monday 17th February 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 59% allocation. ZONE 3 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Saturday 15th February 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 64% allocation. ZONE 1 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Thursday 6th Feb 2020.
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 583 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 6th Feb and increased the water take to 100% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Tuesday 28th January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.3 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water at 15% allocation. This means we… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Zone 3 ON Monday 27th January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.4 cumec for tomorrow and A Class water at 38% allocation. ZONE 3 will come… Read More
WATER ORDERING REMINDER DURING RESTRICTIONS
Please review your water order via the Water Metrics Water Ordering System. If you are wanting water to irrigate, water orders need to be placed by… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 On, Zone 2 OFF Saturday 25th January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.9 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water to 36% allocation. ZONE 1 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Friday 24th January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 32% allocation. ZONE 4 will… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Thursday 23rd January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 51.4 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 48% allocation. ZONE 3 will go… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 55.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 68% allocation. ZONE 1 will go… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Tuesday 21st January 2020
ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 62.7 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 99% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… Read More
XMAS DAY WATER
This message is recorded at 8:30am Monday 23rd December 2019. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Wednesday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More
BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED
This message is recorded at 1:00pm Saturday 21st December 2019. The shingle from the intake has been excavated, screens cleaned manually, and the intake is now… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE OF IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER
This message is recorded at 8.00am Friday 20th December 2019 Unfortunately, due to rising river conditions further shingle and debris has migrated into the intake blocking… Read More
BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED
This message is recorded at 2:45pm Wednesday 18th December 2019. The shingle from the intake has been excavated and the intake is now back up… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE OF IRRIGATION WATER
This message is recorded at 8.00pm Tuesday 17th December 2019 Unfortunately, due to rising river conditions further single and debris has migrated into the intake blocking… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE UPDATE: Tuesday 17th December 2019
The shingle from the intake has been excavated and the intake is now back up and running at full flow. Zone 1 & Zone 3’s water… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE LOW FLOWS: Tuesday 17th December 2019
The intake is currently drawing fine shingle under the boats and blocking the screens, early this morning the flows have dropped off and will cause scheme… Read More
BROWNS ROCK UPDATE: Sunday 15th December 2019
The intake is currently still drawing fine gravels under the boats and blocking up the screens. We monitored the intake throughout the night and cut R2… Read More
BROWNS ROCK UPDATE: Saturday 14th December 2019
The intake is currently drawing fine shingle under the boats and blocking up the screens. We monitored throughout the night and cut R2 flows off to… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE MALFUNCTION: Friday 13th December 2019
In the early hours of this morning a malfunction of the intake occurred. Some works are required this morning to resolve the issue. Water flows will… Read More
BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION SCHEME RE-OPENED
This message is recorded at midday Tuesday 10th December 2019. Please review your water orders via the water metrics system before 3pm today for irrigation water… Read More
RIVER UPDATE
This message is recorded at mid-morning Monday 9th December 2019. Taylors Contracting plan to have a larger excavator onsite mid afternoon today that has greater track… Read More
RIVER UPDATE
This message is recorded at mid-afternoon Saturday 7th December 2019. We attempted again to enter the river to clear shingle from the intake this morning with… Read More
RIVER UPDATE
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… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FOR ESSENTIAL STOCKWATER
This message is recorded at midday Wednesday 4th December 2019. The rain eased slightly overnight and the Waimakariri River flow at the gorge is 560cumecs. A… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 11:00pm Monday 2nd December 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… Read More
WAIMAKARIRI WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED
Browns rock intake was re-opened Monday afternoon 18th November 2019. Please allow some time for the flows to resume. Please review your orders before 3pm Monday… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 7:00pm Saturday 16th November 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… Read More
WAIMAKARIRI STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED
Browns Rock intake was re-opened Saturday afternoon 9th November 2019. Please allow some time for the flows to resume. Due to ongoing river flooding Irrigators please… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 11:00am Friday 8th November 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… Read More
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 Zone 2 water will be turned off today Tuesday 29th October until Thursday morning 31st October. Due to no… Read More
ZONE 4 STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE
ZONE 4 STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE Zone 4 will be turned off tonight Wednesday 25th September until Friday morning 27th September. We apologise for the… Read More
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 4
Zone 4 will be closed for maintenance works late today. Water will be turned off later today Wednesday 18th September until Friday morning 20th September. We… Read More
Boat 3 Update
WIL is pleased to report that Engineering North Canterbury (ENC) have 99% completed the build of Boat 3 (replacement for the aging Boat 1). Read More
Fernside stream restoration project kicks off
Work has begun on a collaborative stream restoration project with 15 Fernside landowners joining forces to improve a 1.8km waterway which flows from a springhead near… Read More
Historic find investigates water options in 1890s
A report written in 1894 for the Minister of Mines investigating alternative options for getting water to the Waimakariri Plains was recently uncovered by Waimakariri… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 6:00am Thursday 30th May 2019
Due to heavy rainfall ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More
END OF IRRIGATION SEASON
The 2018/19 irrigation season will end today Thursday 23rd May. For those shareholders who are needing water to wrap up irrigators or fill on-farm irrigation ponds… Read More
PENDING STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING TUESDAY 7th MAY
Many of you may have read in recent news letters and on the WIL website that we are in the process of upgrading one of the… Read More
Wright’s Road Storage Ponds Environment Court Interim Decision
On 10 April 2019 the Environment Court provided the parties with an interim decision on the Wright’s Road Storage Project. The Court has indicated it will… Read More
Zone 4 Maintenance Works Complete Thursday 11th April 2019
Zone 4 stock water will slowly be reinstated throughout the day, please note stock water to the further reaches of the scheme could take 24hrs+ to… Read More
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 4
Zone 4 will be closed for maintenance works today. Water will be turned off midday today Monday 8th April until Thursday morning 11th April. We are… Read More
Boat 3 Update Report
Work on fabricating the replacement for Boat 1 is well underway. Boat 1 is in its 20th season of operation. Over its life span it has… Read More
Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd – April 2019 Newsletter
The second half of the irrigation season has presented many challenges with the Scheme being on restriction since early January. Continued periods of restrictions tend to… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FRIDAY 28th March 201
Machinery has been busy clearing shingle from the intake structure today after yesterday’s fresh. We will have the intake re-opened this afternoon. Irrigation restrictions have now… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 8:00pm Tuesday 26th March 2019
Due to heavy rainfall, Ecan have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON Tuesday 26th March 2019
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.3 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th March 2019 and increased the water take to 15%… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 25th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.4 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 25th March and reduced the water take to 7% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Sunday 24th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.2 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 24th March 2019 and reduced the water take to 15%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 4 OFF Saturday 23rd March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.3 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 23rd March 2019 and reduced the water take to 43%… Read More
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 CUST – Wednesday 20TH March 2019
Race 12 below McKeagues drain (Glews Road) in the Cust basin will be affected. Water will be off tomorrow Wednesday 20th March. We are aiming to… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 ON, Sunday 17th March 2019.
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 62.5 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th March and increased the water take to 98% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON Saturday 16th March 2019
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.6 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 16th March 2019 and increased the water take to 39%… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 12th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 33.2 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 12th March 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1, 2 & 3 OFF Tuesday 12th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.3 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 12th March 2019 and reduced the water take to 24%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ,2,3 and 4 ON, Sunday 10th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 69 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 10th March 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.5 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 6th March 2019 and reduced our take to 11% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON Tuesday 5th March 2019
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 5th March 2019 and increased the water take to 44%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 2 ON Monday 4th March 2019
ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.6 cumec for tomorrow Monday 4th March 2019 and increased the water take to 26%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 3 OFF Saturday 2nd March 201
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 41.4 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 2nd March 2019 and reduced the water take to 2%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Friday 1st March 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Friday 1st March 2019 and reduced the water take to 54%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ON Tuesday 26th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 105 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th February 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2, 3 & 4 ON Monday 25th February 2019
Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 25th February 2019… Read More
STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 – Thursday 21st February 2018
Zone 2 was closed this morning for emergency maintenance works on a Main Race culvert. Water was turned off for 4 hours to undertake the works… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.9 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 20th February 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Tuesday 19th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.7 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 19th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 22%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & Zone 3 On Monday 18th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 18th February 2019 and increased the water take to 47%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON Sunday 17th February 2019
Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.8 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 17th February 2019… Read More
FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Friday 15th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.4 cumec for tomorrow Friday 15th February 2019 and reduced our take to 11% allocation.… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON, Zone 2 OFF Thursday 14th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.0 cumec for tomorrow Thursday 14th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 23%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON, Zone 1 & 3 OFF Tuesday 12th February 201
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 12th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 30%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 3 ON, Zone 4 OFF Sunday 10th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.7 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 10th February 2019 and increased the water take to 49%… Read More
IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Friday 8th February 2019
Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.4 cumec for tomorrow Friday 8th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 20%… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE MALFUNCTION: Wednesday 6th February 2019
In the early hours of this morning a malfunction of the intake controls occurred for 2 hours before we were able to get to site and… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: Thursday 24th January 2019
Late last night the Browns Rock Intake and other water control sites across the scheme lost power due to high winds. It was reported by Mainpower… Read More
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: Thursday 8th November 2018
BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: Thursday 8th November 2018 Due to heavy rainfall, Ecan have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The river is rising… Read More
Community asked for feedback on Waimakariri water recommendations – 25 September 2018
The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee is seeking community feedback on draft recommendations for addressing challenges for freshwater management in the zone. Read More
2018 – 2019 Irrigation season water is now available
Irrigators requiring water please order through to water.orders@wil.co.nz or txt orders to 0275231295. Cut off time 3pm daily. Read More
Mycoplasma Bovis – Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd (WIL) Response Plan
In response to the Mycoplasma Bovis (M. Bovis) threat to farms and herds in the Waimakariri district, WIL has made a commitment to manage this risk. … Read More
Waimakariri scheme intake closed for 24 hours
Waimakariri scheme will be shut down this monring, with the water flows from the intake expected to resume on Saturday morning. The shutdown is to allow contractors to complete concrete works on the main race. Read More
Waimakariri scheme intake closed for 2-3 days
Waimakariri scheme will be shut down today, with the water flows from the intake expected to resume on Thursday. The shutdown is to allow contractors to complete the process of lining sections of the main race and disestablish the bypass water channel. Read More
Advanced notice for stock water race shutdown – for week starting 30th July
To complete the main race lining works we have a scheduled shutdown for 2-3 days next week. The exact day of the shutdown is not yet known and is dependent on the progress of the contractors undertaking the lining process and relies on a number of variables mainly favourable weather conditions to complete the works. Read More
Closure for Waimakariri water scheme
This morning the Browns Rock Intake will be closed due to the approaching sub-tropical low and severe weather warning in place, which is predicted to bring damaging winds and heavy rain to central parts of New Zealand. Read More
Temporary interruption to stock water supply for zone 3 & 4
Zone 3 & 4 will be closed for maintenance works on the water race along Wolff’s Road today. Read More
Temporary interruption to stock water supply for zone 4
Zone 4 will be closed for maintenance works on the water race along Wolff’s Road today. Read More
