sch.9-sec.36Operating levels of storages

sch.9-sec.36 Operating levels of storages

The ROL holder may only release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 for the following— for John Goleby Weir—to supply water under a water allocation in the John Goleby subscheme under section 61 ; for another storage— to maintain a downstream storage at its nominal operating level under subsection (2) ; or to comply with the environmental management rules in section 38 ; or to supply water under a water allocation under section 53 . The ROL holder must maintain each storage mentioned in the table, column 1, other than Wuruma Dam and John Goleby Weir, 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 Wuruma Dam 200.75 n/a n/a Kirar Weir 142.5 149. 6 August to December 144.6 January to July Jones Weir 104.45 108.47 all year Claude Wharton Weir 86.5 91.12 all year John Goleby Weir 163 n/a n/a (sch.9-sec.36-ssec.1) The ROL holder may only release water from a storage mentioned in the table, column 1 for the following— for John Goleby Weir—to supply water under a water allocation in the John Goleby subscheme under section 61 ; for another storage— to maintain a downstream storage at its nominal operating level under subsection (2) ; or to comply with the environmental management rules in section 38 ; or to supply water under a water allocation under section 53 . (sch.9-sec.36-ssec.2) The ROL holder must maintain each storage mentioned in the table, column 1, other than Wuruma Dam and John Goleby Weir, 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.36-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.36-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 Wuruma Dam 200.75 n/a n/a Kirar Weir 142.5 149. 6 August to December 144.6 January to July Jones Weir 104.45 108.47 all year Claude Wharton Weir 86.5 91.12 all year John Goleby Weir 163 n/a n/a