Farmers in the Ahuriri catchment recently met to discuss irrigation management with the goal of operating farms sustainably now and in the future.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/omarama-farmers-soak-up-irrigation-advice/Commissioner Talbot granted resource consent to take and use water for irrigation of crops and pasture, excluding dairy cows at Hook School Road, Waimate.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2010/b-l-and-n-m-burrows/… lakes provide water storage capacity that can enable renewable energy generation technologies. Investigating hydro-power options, particularly where they have additional benefits or enable 'dual-use' of the water (e.g. in combination with farm irrigation), is encouraged. New irrigation infrastructure developments consider options for hydroelectric power generation and are designed to utilise the landscape to convey water under pressure where feasible. This can minimise the need for pu…
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/energy-security-and-efficiency/Summer is just about here and that means irrigation will become more widespread across North Canterbury. Make sure that your irrigator operates correctly.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/irrigating-top-tips-for-the-upcoming-summer-season/The decision of the hearing of the above resource consents has been released. The decision is to refuse the applications to vary an existing consent to divert/take and use water to increase the area of land to be irrigated; and to discharge nutrients to land from farming activities on land located north of Omarama on State Highway 8 between the Ohau River and the Ahuriri River.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2016/benmore-irrigation-company-limited/
Improving irrigation efficiency is a great opportunity to reduce costs, improve resource use, increase profitability and minimise impacts on the environment. Our industry-led irrigation support programme will help farmers in the Ashburton district get to know their system better and see where improvements can be made.
The irrigation efficiency programme includes:
distribution uniformity testing (bucket tests)*
an estimate of water use efficiency using water meter data
an opportunity to attend…
The decision on the hearing of CRC093148 and CRC093150 has now been released. Commissioner R Nixon has refused consent to take and use water for spray irrigation purposes, and undertake works to facilitate the diversion of water from the Cass River.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2013/p-and-e-limited/The decision on the hearing of the resource consent applications has been released. The Hearing Commissioners have declined consent for the taking, diverting, storage, damming and use of surface water for the purposes of hydropower generation and irrigation.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2015/kakapo-brook-hydro-project/Commissioner E Christmas granted the consent application to take and use groundwater for irrigation of 200 hectares of pasture for grazing stock on the applicants property situated adjacent at Rangitata subject to conditions.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2012/island-glen-dairies-limited/Commissioner Christmas has granted the application subject to conditions for TW & BM Lovett to take and use groundwater from bores L37/1144, L37/0255 and L37/0198 at Fairfield Road Newlands, for irrigation purposes.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2011/tw-and-bm-lovett/