Latest News Report Out, Meeting Planned to Fast-Track Homebush Irrigation Work The use of Masterton’s treated effluent for farm irrigation will be a step closer after next week’s meeting to look at options and costs.  A commissioned report by engineering consultants Beca will be the subject of discussion with ‘interested parties’ at Masterton District Council on Thursday September 10.  The Council’s assets and operations manager David Hopman said the report contained ‘different options and preliminary cost estimates for the opportunities we have in the Homebush area.  It provides an outline of the requirements for any irrigation schemes and will be the starting point for more discussion of the options and of the associated assumptions’.  ‘Discussion of the issues arising from this report will hopefully allow us to take the first steps towards the implementation process of the irrigation scheme.’  The report has been issued to the interested parties and copies are available at the Council or on-line below - Use of Treated Effuent for Irrigation Final  (12.23MB .pdf file)   31 August 2009