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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
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### sec.385 Content of report
A flood event report or a flood event interim report must—
describe the flood event to which it relates; and
describe the implementation of the flood mitigation manual for the dam in relation to the flood event, including relevant details of—
communications made, strategies used and actions taken in response to the flood event; and
the reasons for the use of the strategies; and
state the amount of the following that was forecast when the flood event started and measured during the flood event—
rainfall in, or affecting, the catchment area of the dam;
inflow to the dam; and
state the level of the water surface of the dam that was forecast when the flood event started and the levels measured during the flood event; and
state the amount of the outflow from the dam that was—
forecast under the flood mitigation manual when the flood event started; and
measured during and after the flood event; and
include an assessment of the adequacy of the forecast system for the dam; and
describe any damage to the dam caused by the flood event, including by attaching photographs of the damage; and
state whether and to what extent any damage to the dam has been caused or contributed to by the flood event; and
include an assessment of whether and to what extent the flood mitigation manual effectively dealt with the flood event; and
recommend any changes to the flood mitigation manual and forecast system that would allow the manual to deal with a similar flood event more effectively; and
include details of any other matter that is relevant to how the flood event was dealt with under the flood mitigation manual; and
include any other relevant matter prescribed under a regulation.
If the owner of the dam carried out or purported to carry out an authorised alternative procedure in relation to the flood event, the flood event report or the flood event interim report must also include the authorisation request information for the procedure.
Subsection (1) does not prevent a flood event report from dealing with 2 or more flood events if—
the flood events are related; and
the chief executive has agreed to the report dealing with the flood events.
s 385 ins 2012 No. 29 s 32
(sec.385-ssec.1) A flood event report or a flood event interim report must— describe the flood event to which it relates; and describe the implementation of the flood mitigation manual for the dam in relation to the flood event, including relevant details of— communications made, strategies used and actions taken in response to the flood event; and the reasons for the use of the strategies; and state the amount of the following that was forecast when the flood event started and measured during the flood event— rainfall in, or affecting, the catchment area of the dam; inflow to the dam; and state the level of the water surface of the dam that was forecast when the flood event started and the levels measured during the flood event; and state the amount of the outflow from the dam that was— forecast under the flood mitigation manual when the flood event started; and measured during and after the flood event; and include an assessment of the adequacy of the forecast system for the dam; and describe any damage to the dam caused by the flood event, including by attaching photographs of the damage; and state whether and to what extent any damage to the dam has been caused or contributed to by the flood event; and include an assessment of whether and to what extent the flood mitigation manual effectively dealt with the flood event; and recommend any changes to the flood mitigation manual and forecast system that would allow the manual to deal with a similar flood event more effectively; and include details of any other matter that is relevant to how the flood event was dealt with under the flood mitigation manual; and include any other relevant matter prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.385-ssec.2) If the owner of the dam carried out or purported to carry out an authorised alternative procedure in relation to the flood event, the flood event report or the flood event interim report must also include the authorisation request information for the procedure.
(sec.385-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not prevent a flood event report from dealing with 2 or more flood events if— the flood events are related; and the chief executive has agreed to the report dealing with the flood events.
- (a) describe the flood event to which it relates; and
- (b) describe the implementation of the flood mitigation manual for the dam in relation to the flood event, including relevant details of— (i) communications made, strategies used and actions taken in response to the flood event; and (ii) the reasons for the use of the strategies; and
- (i) communications made, strategies used and actions taken in response to the flood event; and
- (ii) the reasons for the use of the strategies; and
- (c) state the amount of the following that was forecast when the flood event started and measured during the flood event— (i) rainfall in, or affecting, the catchment area of the dam; (ii) inflow to the dam; and
- (i) rainfall in, or affecting, the catchment area of the dam;
- (ii) inflow to the dam; and
- (d) state the level of the water surface of the dam that was forecast when the flood event started and the levels measured during the flood event; and
- (e) state the amount of the outflow from the dam that was— (i) forecast under the flood mitigation manual when the flood event started; and (ii) measured during and after the flood event; and
- (i) forecast under the flood mitigation manual when the flood event started; and
- (ii) measured during and after the flood event; and
- (f) include an assessment of the adequacy of the forecast system for the dam; and
- (g) describe any damage to the dam caused by the flood event, including by attaching photographs of the damage; and
- (h) state whether and to what extent any damage to the dam has been caused or contributed to by the flood event; and
- (i) include an assessment of whether and to what extent the flood mitigation manual effectively dealt with the flood event; and
- (j) recommend any changes to the flood mitigation manual and forecast system that would allow the manual to deal with a similar flood event more effectively; and
- (k) include details of any other matter that is relevant to how the flood event was dealt with under the flood mitigation manual; and
- (l) include any other relevant matter prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) communications made, strategies used and actions taken in response to the flood event; and
- (ii) the reasons for the use of the strategies; and
- (i) rainfall in, or affecting, the catchment area of the dam;
- (ii) inflow to the dam; and
- (i) forecast under the flood mitigation manual when the flood event started; and
- (ii) measured during and after the flood event; and
- (a) the flood events are related; and
- (b) the chief executive has agreed to the report dealing with the flood events.