Pasture at Torrona.
Onions ready for harvest
Round bales of hay (Mount Horror in background).
Freisan Dairy cows.
The scheme has a pigging program where we send a poly rubber cylinder down the pipeline using water pressure to propel it. This cleans the walls of the pipe of algal growth and helps maintain flows and pressure thoughout the scheme.
Tha sludge (algae that is removed).
Pig retrieval.
The Scheme along with CRE have commisioned a hydro turbine in Derby in 2008. This turbine will use excess water during winter predominatly to produce enough power to provide energy for approximatly 500 houses.
View of the scheme from Torrona Hill