Water metering installation progress

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Water metering installation progress

Water metering installation progress

Canterbury farmers need to act quickly to avoid increasing costs to install water measuring systems as required by the government’s National Regulations.

From 10 November 2012 water consent holders with takes of 20 litres per second or more need to have installed a water measuring and reporting system. This is subject to their consent not already requiring them to install a metering system.

In New Zealand there are around 12,000 consents that require water measuring devices to be installed. Approximately 42 per cent of these are in Canterbury – the highest regional proportion in New Zealand. If there is a last-minute rush on installations there could be a shortage of equipment and labour and installers may have to contract out services and pass these costs on to farmers.

Environment Canterbury has a dedicated water metering team based in Ashburton that works closely with industry and the community to provide the necessary advice and guidance to make installing a measuring system as easy as possible.

The maps featured below provide a break-down of each zone's installation rates.

Water metering installation progress - Upper Waitaki