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Variations to Snowy Hydro’s water licence
« on: June 28, 2011, 10:11:34 PM »
Variations to Snowy Hydro’s water licence

In June Katrina Hodgkinson, NSW Minister for Primary Industries
announced a package of variations to the Snowy Water Licence. The
announcement comes after complaints that in late 2010 Snowy Hydro
was releasing large amounts of water into NSW inland rivers at a time
when many rivers were flood-affected and downstream water storages
were near full capacity. Snowy Hydro said it was obliged to make
releases under the terms of its licence.
Snowy Hydro CEO Terry Charlton said: “these variations, if formally
adopted, will allow for significant improvements to the recovery of
Snowy Scheme storages and downstream water management”.
At times of low inflows into the Snowy Scheme, the Snowy Water
Licence obligates Snowy Hydro to release less water than normally
would be the case under what is known in the Snowy Water Licence
as the “Dry Inflow Sequence Volume” (“DISV”). When inflow conditions
improve, Snowy Hydro is required to release additional water over and
above the nominal Required Annual Releases.
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Mr David Harris, Snowy Hydro Executive for Water said: “last year,
after several years of record low inflows, inflow conditions improved
markedly. This meant that Snowy Hydro was then forced under the
Snowy Water Licence to make releases additional to nominal Required
Annual Releases”.
Mr Harris added: “when inflow conditions improve after dry years and
there is plenty of water around, it just does not make sense to require
Snowy Hydro to make additional releases. We cannot retrospectively
address the dry years. It is better for everyone that those inflows be
stored.”
This proposed package of inter-related variations to the Snowy Water
Licence will bring several significant benefits. These include:
1) water that would have otherwise been forced out of the Snowy
Scheme when inflows recover as they did this year will remain in
Snowy Scheme storages for future water years;
2) remove the risk that such releases might contribute to or exacerbate
downstream flood conditions at times of inflow recovery;
3) enable Snowy Scheme storages to recover more quickly after
periods of low inflow;
4) if recovery water is allowed to remain in Snowy Scheme storages,
there will be water in storage to delay the onset of any future DISV
when it turns dry again, thereby increasing resource security for
downstream water users;
5) ensure a more secure ongoing RAR (which will underpin future
allocations).
Mr Harris concluded by saying: “I expect there will be strong support
from the community and water stakeholders for these variations as the
package delivers substantial benefits to all
stakeholders.”


Source - NSWCoFA


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