sch.9-sec.19Operating levels of storages

sch.9-sec.19 Operating levels of storages

The ROL holder may only release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 for the following— to maintain a downstream storage at its nominal operating level under subsection (2) ; to comply with the environmental management rules in section 21 ; to supply water under a water allocation under section 33 ; to supply water under a distribution operations licence. The ROL holder must maintain each storage mentioned in the table, column 1, other than Fred Haigh Dam and Paradise Dam, at or above the level (the nominal operating level ) stated in the table, column 3 for the period stated in the table, column 4, opposite the storage. However, the ROL holder may maintain the storage at a level below the nominal operating level for the storage for not more than 7 days a month. Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the ROL holder must not, unless authorised by the chief executive, release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 if the current storage level for the storage is at or below the level (the minimum operating level ) stated in the table, column 2 for the storage. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Storage Minimum operating level (m AHD) Nominal operating level (m AHD) Period Fred Haigh Dam 42.63 n/a n/a Bucca Weir 8.95 14 September to March 12.2 April to August Kolan Barrage 0.94 2 all year Paradise Dam 42 n/a n/a Ned Churchward Weir 10.8 13.5 all year Ben Anderson Barrage 0 3 May to July 2.2 August to April (sch.9-sec.19-ssec.1) The ROL holder may only release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 for the following— to maintain a downstream storage at its nominal operating level under subsection (2) ; to comply with the environmental management rules in section 21 ; to supply water under a water allocation under section 33 ; to supply water under a distribution operations licence. (sch.9-sec.19-ssec.2) The ROL holder must maintain each storage mentioned in the table, column 1, other than Fred Haigh Dam and Paradise Dam, at or above the level (the nominal operating level ) stated in the table, column 3 for the period stated in the table, column 4, opposite the storage. (sch.9-sec.19-ssec.3) However, the ROL holder may maintain the storage at a level below the nominal operating level for the storage for not more than 7 days a month. (sch.9-sec.19-ssec.4) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the ROL holder must not, unless authorised by the chief executive, release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 if the current storage level for the storage is at or below the level (the minimum operating level ) stated in the table, column 2 for the storage. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Storage Minimum operating level (m AHD) Nominal operating level (m AHD) Period Fred Haigh Dam 42.63 n/a n/a Bucca Weir 8.95 14 September to March 12.2 April to August Kolan Barrage 0.94 2 all year Paradise Dam 42 n/a n/a Ned Churchward Weir 10.8 13.5 all year Ben Anderson Barrage 0 3 May to July 2.2 August to April