✨ High Flow Management Agreement
5 JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 93 2691
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SCHEDULE 1
High Flow Management and Rules
1. HIGHFLOW EVENT FORECASTING AND PLANNING
1.1 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.
1.2 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, plant, and structures.
1.3 Establishment of HiCoG: To facilitate achievement of the principles set out in clause 1.2 of this schedule, the parties shall, promptly after the Commencement Date, establish a High-Flow Management Co-ordination Group consisting of representatives of each party and according to procedures as set out in Schedule 3 ("HiCoG").
1.4 Forecasting methodologies: Following the Commencement Date, Meridian and Genesis Energy shall each without delay establish and provide to the other party, a proposed methodology to determine whether Lake Pukaki (in the case of Meridian) and Lake Tekapo (in the case of Genesis Energy) are within the High Flow Planning Zone. The methodology of each party shall include the heavy rainfall forecast warnings provided by Metservice or such other forecasting service as the parties agree. The parties shall consult and endeavour to agree on the methodology to be applied by each party. If the parties are unable to agree, each party shall determine its own methodology. If, during the Term, either party decides to change the forecasting methodology then in use by that party, that party shall, prior to implementation of a proposed methodology, inform and consult with the other party in accordance with this clause 1.4 in respect of that proposed methodology.
1.5 Environmental Regulation: For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this agreement shall in any way affect or derogate from the statutory functions and duties of the Environmental Regulator under the RMA.
1.6 Public notification of high flow events: The Environmental Regulator shall provide the central and single source of high flow information to civil defence and the public once flows in the mid-Waitaki River (at Lake Benmore or below) are forecasted to equal or exceed 850 Cumecs.
1.7 Notification of high flow events otherwise: Genesis Energy and Meridian shall each provide any notifications of high flow events required to be given by that party under the Waitaki Consents, the Stakeholder Agreements, or by law.
2. HIGH FLOW MANAGEMENT
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