WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 352H
Requirements for plan
WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 352H
Requirements for plan
352H Requirements for plan
(1) The emergency action plan must—
(a) identify each dam hazard for the
dam; and
(b) for each dam hazard—
(i) identify the area likely to be
affected by a dam hazard event or emergency event arising from the dam hazard,
including, for example, by attaching to the plan maps showing areas vulnerable
to flooding if the event were to happen; and
(ii) identify each circumstance
that indicates a material increase in the likelihood of the dam hazard event
or emergency event happening; and
Examples for subparagraph (ii)—
• an
unusual amount of seepage from the dam
• rainfall in the catchment area of
the dam
(iii) state when and how the owner of the dam plans to warn persons
who may be harmed, or whose property may be harmed, by the dam hazard event or
emergency event, if a circumstance mentioned in subparagraph (ii) arises or
the dam hazard event or emergency event happens, including the order of
priority in which the persons or categories of persons are to be warned; and
(iv) state when and how the owner plans to notify the relevant entities for
the dam if a circumstance mentioned in subparagraph (ii) arises or the dam
hazard event or emergency event happens, including the order of priority in
which the relevant entities are to be notified; and
(v) state the actions the
owner plans to take in response to a dam hazard event or emergency event; and
(c) be accompanied by each notice given by a local government or district
group under section 352HB(3) or 352HC(2) for the plan, and any
notice responses by the owner; and
(d) include any other relevant matter
prescribed by regulation.
(2) For subsection (1) (b) (iii) the emergency
action plan may provide for the dam owner to make arrangements with a
relevant entity for warnings to be given by the relevant entity on behalf of
the dam owner in appropriate circumstances.