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"Environmental Regulator" means the regional council (as that term is defined in the Resource Management Act 1991) responsible for administration of Resource Consents in the Waitaki Catchment.
"Fish and Game Minimum Flow" means a rate of flow (measured in cumecs) that, in discharge of its obligations under clause 9.3(b)(ii) of Meridian’s Stakeholder Agreement with Central South Island Fish and Game Council, for so long as an obligation exists under that clause or any replacement or successor to that clause, Meridian actually maintains in the Waitaki River measured at the Kurow recorder from June to September in each year.
"GADS" means Genesis Energy’s Generation Availability Data System as implemented on 9 December 2009, or, if that Generation Availability Data System ceases to have the function of being the system in which Genesis Energy internally records planned outages or shutdowns, any system that replaces or succeeds the Generation Availability Data System in that function.
"Good Industry Practice" means that degree of skill, diligence, prudence and foresight which would reasonably and ordinarily be expected from a skilled, reasonable and experienced operator of both the Tekapo and Waitaki Power Stations, with reference to New Zealand legislation and standards and best international practice.
"HiCoG" means the group established pursuant to section 5 and Schedule 3.
"HiCoG Representative" means a representative appointed by a party to the HiCoG in accordance with clause 3 of Schedule 3.
"High Flow Plan" means a plan prepared in accordance with clause 3 of Schedule 1 in relation to each high flow event which caused, or might cause, either of the Upper Waitaki Lakes to enter a High Flow Planning Zone at a particular time.
"High Flow Planning Zone" has the meaning in clause 2.1 of Schedule 1.
"High Flow Rules" means the provisions of Schedule 1.
"Maximum Design Flow Rates" means, in respect of the Tekapo Power Stations, the flow rates through each part of those power stations which would enable water to be delivered to the Water Delivery Point continuously at all times at the rate of 130 Cumecs.
"MED Price Path" means the most recent Ministry of Economic Development’s Energy Outlook Reference Case Price Path, being, as at the Commencement Date, the 2009/2010 Edition, published September 2009.
" Metservice" means the principal service through which the parties receive heavy rainfall forecast warnings, any replacement or successor service having that function.
"MCL" for each of the Upper Waitaki Lakes means the applicable Maximum Control Level of the relevant lake stipulated in the Waitaki Operating Rules or any successor or replacement Maximum Control Level in respect of either lake, whether imposed as a condition of a Resource Consent or otherwise.
"MIC Agreement" means the agreement between Meridian and Mackenzie Irrigation Company Limited dated 31 October 2006 or any agreement between either or both of Meridian or Genesis Energy and Mackenzie Irrigation Company Limited entered into in substitution for that agreement under clause 9 of the SPA.
"Mm³" means million cubic metres.
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