News and Views

• Consultation on the Dam Safety Scheme
  The Department of Building and Housing has had a review undertaken of the Dam Safety Scheme. It is now  seeking submissions on the recommendations of that review. NZSOLD has been in discussion with DBH throughout the process and will be making a submission on behalf of its members. NZSOLD encourages all its members to also make individual submissions. The document below provides some links to a DBH discussion document and a submission form. If you have specific things that you wish to have NZSOLD consider in developing its submission you should provide that information to me by 31 July. The Management Committee of NZSOLD will be trying to represent the views of all of its members, however it is not always possible to cover everyone’s views and that is why we encourage individual submissions.
  For information on the process  please go to http://www.dbh.govt.nz/dam-safety-scheme-consultation.
  Note : Submissions close on 14 August

• NZSOLD Prize Winners 2009
  NZSOLD awards this Prize to the top final year student in Water Resource related subjects at the Canterbury and Auckland University Engineering Schools. The Universities nominate the recipients. View the winners' stories (pdf).

• Eric Heine
  IPENZ Fellow Eric died earlier in 2009. Read our obituary (pdf)

• Dam Safety Legislation
  Here is a position statement on the latest report:

  • Review of Dam Safety Regulatory Scheme (pdf)

Earlier, the Society asked Ministers for a position statement on the future of this. Here is the Presidents letter and the reply from the Minister:

• Letter to Minister (pdf)
• Ministers Response (pdf)
  
  
• Earthquake and Flood Prone Dams
  Wonder if a dam is Flood oe Earthquake prone?
  Check it against this agreed definition (197 KB PDF)
  
  
• MWD Power Division

• Bill Duncan Formerly Chief Power Engineer, Ministry of Works sent the Society the notes on the Power Division recently. Power Divsion (200 KB PDF)
• Hugh Robertson.
  • Hugh died in June this year. Click here for the notes from Bill Duncan which were read as part of the Eulogy
    
    
• First Notice of Annual Meeting 2006-2007
  • The 26th Annual Meeting of the Society will be held on Thursday 22 February 2007 at 6.15pm.
    
    The venue for the meeting is the IPENZ rooms at 158 The Terrace. It is opposite Radio New Zealand House, towards the top end of the The Terrace. At the IPENZ website there is a picture of the building and a map of the area.
    http://www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenz/contact.cfm
    
    
• 31 July 2006 - Some sad news
• John Galloway who will be known to all of you for his keen interest in the Society from its inception, thoughtful and supportive contributions on all manner of issues, let alone his role as a real pioneer in the profession died suddenly last Tuesday in Wellington. John’s funeral was on Thursday 27 July.
• NZSOLD
  • NEW RULES
    The Rules passed at the 2004 AGM are now posted on the website. View the new Rules.

    These rules recognise two new categories of membership - Retired and Life.
    Members are invited to respond to the - Letter to Members (doc)

  • November 13- 17 2004 NZSOLD/ANCOLD Conference, Melbourne Australia: "Community Values and The Management of Dams". REGISTER ON LINE - www.leishman-associates.com.au/ancold2004
    
    
• World Commission on Dams (WCD) - Dams and Development Project

For Information and Reports go to the website http://www.dams.org/

NZSOLD Comment on the WCD report Dams and Development – A New Framework for Decision Making

• ICOLD
  • Papers for the 22nd ICOLD Congress on Large Dams Barcelona Spain May 2006
    
• ANCOLD
  
• Legislation
  • Click here for information on Recognised Engineers
• Dam Safety Regulations proposed
• Here is the NZSOLD submission on the Building Bill that includes Dam Safety (215KB PDF)
• The Society appeared before the Select Committee on Thursday 12 February. Here is the Oral Submission (36.8KB PDF)
• The Society has asked to be heard in support of the submission so we would welcome any comment from members. Please respond to the Technical Secretary
• Here is the earlier June NZSOLD submission. The NZSOLD position, our offer to assist with a Dam Register and the Department of Internal Affairs response
• Here is the NZSOLD response to the building act review
  13 June 2003
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