The Lee River in mid-July with the construction of the Waimea dam in the background. Waimea Water Ltd is a council controlled organisation responsible for managing the construction, operation and maintenance of the dam. MARTIN DE RUYTER Construction work is picking up on the $129.4 million Waimea Dam project. Waimea Water Ltd/Supplied An impression of how the completed Waimea dam is expected to look with the spillway on the right. The council in April asked the Government for $32.6 million in funding for the Waimea dam project.

Source: Stuff July 22, 2020 00:33 UTC