Share your opinions on our water races

from Wairarapa Midweek Wed 15th March

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Grace Prior Carterton District Council

[CDC] is looking for farmers’ opinions on water races and how they are used, maintained, and funded in the future.

Rural Carterton has just over 300km of manmade water races that feed water into two main systems, the Taratahi and the Carrington. Water races line most of the Wairarapa Valley, delivering water to farms from Masterton to Martinborough.

Carterton’s water race system was engineered and constructed almost 100 years ago and, in order for them to stay in operation, CDC needs to be granted consent from Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC].

To get consent, CDC needs to consult ratepayers. The consent keeping you happy as well,” Deller said.

As part of the consent application, CDC has commissioned consulting agency Stantec to assess the overall networks and update the water quality assessment.

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