✨ High Flow Management and Rules
2692 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 93 5 JULY 2011
2.1
High Flow Planning Zone Response: The High Flow Planning Zone in respect of either or both of the Upper Waitaki Lakes is deemed to be entered in the following situations:
(a) lake level is within 1 metre of the MCL for that lake and rainfall of greater than 200mm is forecast by Metservice in the catchment of that lake within 5 days of the date of that lake level measurement; or
(b) lake level within 300mm of the MCL for that lake and rainfall of greater than 100mm is forecast by Metservice in the catchment of that lake within 5 days of the date of that lake level measurement; or
(c) Lake Tekapo and/or Lake Pukaki is actually Spilling,
and in any such case, actual or forecasted flows from the Tekapo Canal and/or River are, in the reasonable opinion of either party, an important factor in managing the above events to achieve the principles in clause 1.2 of this schedule.
2.2
Notice: If either party concludes that either or both of the Upper Waitaki Lakes has entered the High Flow Planning Zone, that party shall notify the other party of:
(a) the reasons for that conclusion;
(b) the time at which that party concluded the relevant lake entered any of the states described above; and
(c) shall provide the other party with its preliminary view of the information required to be contained in that party’s High Flow Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 to this Schedule 1 (High Flow Plan Template).
Upon receipt of such notification, the party receiving that notification shall promptly provide its preliminary view of the information required to be contained in that party’s High Flow Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 to this Schedule 1 (High Flow Plan Template) to the notifying party.
2.3
High Flow Planning Zone Obligations: If one party gives to the other notice under clause 2.2 of this schedule, the parties shall:
(a) cause the HiCoG to act in accordance with Schedule 3;
(b) record all data requests, decisions and actions;
(c) exchange their proposed High Flow Plans which shall (unless otherwise agreed) be in the form attached as Appendix 1 to this Schedule 1 (High Flow Plan Template).
The information in subclauses (b) and (c) is to be exchanged through a meeting of the HiCoG held in accordance with Schedule 3 unless the parties otherwise agree.
2.4
Forecast: If either party forecasts that either or both of the Upper Waitaki Lakes is at a level that, having regard to forecasted inflows, is forecasted to result in Spill at that or any other downstream lake, that party may require HiCoG to meet to discuss the situation.
- HIGH FLOW PLANS
3.1
Requirements of a High Flow Plan: Each High Flow Plan to be provided by a party under clause 2.3(c) of this schedule shall (unless otherwise agreed) be in the form attached as Appendix 1 to this Schedule 1 (High Flow Plan Template), shall comply with
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