| 31 Te Tai Tokerau Water Matawii, near Kaikohe, covers about 13ha. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Experience and expertise via a complete in-house service made Bay Irrigation the obvious choice to work on Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust’s Matawii and Te Waihekeora reservoirs at Kaikohe and Kaipara. The company is building a number of pump stations in its Hastings workshop, transporting them to site then completing installation. Paul Singer of Bay Irrigation says that because the company has completedmany complex and large-scale projects previously this has ensured the reservoir projects have progressed smoothly. Reputation built on expert knowledge during high lows and storing that water till it is required during the dry periods of summer. Both the harvest and delivery pump stations are being built to pump water through complex large steel pipe head-works into the Trust’s pipe network. When water is being harvested it goes to the storage dams. During the irrigation season the water will then be pumped and reticulated from the dams to the land holdings it will irrigate. Bay Irrigation has worked closely alongside Te Tai TokerauWater Trust’s technical personnel to collaboratively 0800 65 55 45 www.bayirrigation.co.nz 15 Barnes Place, Hastings outcome to our clients. We are always on the lookout for more of this type of work - local government, farming and large-scale drainage pumping projects.” Bay Irrigation has been designing and installing irrigation systems since the 1980s. Based in Hawkes Bay but servicing contracts fromKaitaia to SouthWairarapa and everywhere in between. Bay Irrigation is owned by Paul Singer, Ash Hampton (Bay Irrigation’s head designer on the Te Tai Tokerau pump stations) and David Crawford. Paul, Ash and Dave have a wealth of experience between them in various types of irrigation applications. This is important as getting the right advice, design and installationmeans the irrigation systemputs the water where and when it is needed, says Paul. “Over the past 30 plus years Bay Irrigation has built its reputation within the irrigation industry to become recognised as experts in intuitive irrigation where modern technology is incorporated into robust, simple and it-for-purpose irrigation systems. We utilise our expert knowledge of the world’s best irrigation equipment and components to give our customers not only something that works but also a system that is truly intuitive and e icient.” “Simply put we have the equipment, space and expertise to do these projects. We can design with CAD, specify and build in house.” The Te Tai TokerauWater Trust pumping systems are simple in concept harvesting water from streams and drains deliver the project together. “There was a lot of e ort put into the planning and thought processes up front and when you do that a successful end result is a given,” says Paul. “We enjoy undertaking these types of projects and have the experience to deliver a great
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