Selwyn Times: December 01, 2021
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32 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 1 <strong>2021</strong><br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Check irrigator<br />
placement for<br />
summer<br />
Summer is just about here and that<br />
means irrigation will become more<br />
widespread across the region.<br />
More than 500,000 ha of land is irrigated<br />
in Canterbury, providing more feed for<br />
animals and better crop conditions.<br />
Well-managed irrigation systems protect<br />
water quality and quantity, save on<br />
pumping costs and protect soil structure,<br />
ultimately retaining valuable nutrients.<br />
A key consideration for those irrigating<br />
is making sure it stays within people’s<br />
property boundaries and not on the<br />
roads where it causes a hazard. The most<br />
common reasons for water going overboundary<br />
are the extra spray from end<br />
guns on pivot irrigators, and travelling<br />
irrigators getting too close to roads.<br />
On hot, windy days, irrigation water<br />
drifts on roads, where it can contribute<br />
to road deterioration and make the hot<br />
tar slippery. These problems can be easily<br />
solved by checking that end guns are set<br />
and operating correctly and setting back<br />
travelling irrigators an adequate distance<br />
from the road.<br />
Careful placement of irrigators is also<br />
needed during nor-west conditions, to<br />
ensure irrigators aren’t knocked over.<br />
Environment Canterbury urges anyone<br />
irrigating to keep up-to-date with the<br />
latest restrictions, as they relate to specific<br />
areas and may relate to a property owner’s<br />
specific consent.<br />
Rural landowners can find information<br />
about irrigation restrictions by calling<br />
Environment Canterbury on 0800 324 636<br />
or on the Irrigation Restriction webpage<br />
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/irrigationrestrictions/<br />
which is updated daily with<br />
irrigation restrictions.<br />
For irrigators south of the Halswell<br />
River to the Rakaia, go to https://www.<br />
ecan.govt.nz/data/irrigation-restrictions/<br />
areadetails/6/South-of-the-Halswell-Riverto-the-Rakaia-River<br />
Lifestyle block owners can find details on<br />
taking water for domestic and stock water<br />
purposes in the Environment Canterbury’s<br />
Domestic and Stock Water Taking and<br />
Use – User Guide. You may also be able to<br />
take a permitted volume of water for other<br />
purposes depending on the location of<br />
your property and other factors.<br />
The council can help determine how<br />
much water you can take and whether<br />
there are any other considerations to take<br />
into account.<br />
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