✨ Waitaki Power Scheme Resource Consents
5 JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 93 2671
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Conduct of Business: Except to the extent necessary to comply with its obligations under this agreement, each party is entitled to conduct its business and operate its power stations in the manner it sees fit and in its own best interests.
- WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
4.1 Establishment of WMC: The parties shall, promptly after the Commencement Date, establish a Water Management Committee ("WMC") consisting of representatives of each party as set out in Schedule 4.
4.2 Purpose of WMC: The purpose of the WMC shall be to collaborate and communicate on resource management and water management issues concerning the Waitaki Catchment, including third party claims, with a view to achieving outcomes that are beneficial for the environment and the parties.
4.3 Procedure of WMC: The procedure of the WMC shall be as set out in Schedule 4.
- HIGH FLOW MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION GROUP
5.1 Establishment of HiCoG: The parties shall, promptly after the Commencement Date, establish a High Flow Management Co-ordination Group ("HiCoG") consisting of representatives of each party as set out in Schedule 3.
5.2 Purpose and procedure: The purpose and procedure of the HiCoG shall be as set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 3.
- HIGH FLOW EVENT FORECASTING AND PLANNING
6.1 Responsibilities for high flow event management: The parties acknowledge that, while the Environmental Regulator has a statutory responsibility for high flow management in the Waitaki Catchment, Meridian and Genesis Energy are responsible for compliance with those Waitaki Consents that are held by each of them respectively and for managing the Waitaki Power Scheme in an integrated manner to the extent possible during high flow events.
6.2 Principles of High Flow Management: The parties:
(a) acknowledge that high flow events in the Waitaki Catchment must be managed in an integrated manner to the extent possible, notwithstanding that the Tekapo Power Stations and Waitaki Power Stations are owned and operated by the parties separately; and
(b) will manage high flow events in an integrated manner to the extent possible, given the control options available to them, to, where possible, protect and minimise adverse effects on people, the environment and plant and structures.6.3 Compliance: Genesis Energy and Meridian shall:
(a) have regard to the High Flow Rules in section 2 (High Flow Management), the requirements for High Flow Plans in section 3 (High Flow Plans) and the exchange of information provisions in section 4 (Exchange of High Flow Information), in each case of Schedule 1;
(b) comply with sections 5 and 6 of Schedule 1;
(c) comply with the relevant sections of the Waitaki Operating Rules; andNext Page →
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