Eastland Group and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council met today to discuss the draft engineering report about issues at the Waihi hydro electricity scheme located at Lake Ruapapa on the Waihi River 26km north west of Wairoa. The dam, built in 1986 and owned by Eastland Group since 1999, had its three sluice gates damaged during… Read more »
Eastland Group and Hawkes Bay Regional Council representatives met yesterday to discuss Eastland Group’s options for mitigating the inflow of silt into the Waiau River, which has been occurring since gates on the Waihi Dam were damaged in November last year. “The meeting was pragmatic and constructive,” said Liz Lambert, HBRC interim chief executive. “The… Read more »
