State control of Canterbury water hits tidal wave of issues
Some 42% of irrigators have ignored the regulatory deadline to install meters.
Chris Hutching for NBR NZ Property Investor Wed, 23 Jan 2013
Canterbury rural property developers are clamouring for irrigation schemes when a new study shows that only 39% of allocated water was used in the 2011-12 season.
In the previous year, farmers used 52% of the water allocated by the regional council to resource consent applicants.
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