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Folks
Some very sad news in the Mornings Dominion Post.
Bob died in the Te Omanga Hospice Lower Hutt.
The Funeral service is on Wednesday at 2,00p.m.
Cornwall Manor, cnr. Knights Rd and Cornwall Street , Lower Hutt
Bob wrote “Walls for Water” and was a great bloke and Dam Engineer.
- Dam Safety Scheme Review – NZSOLD Submission
See the NZSOLD submission on the review of Dams to be classified (130 KB PDF)
- Dam Safety Scheme Review – another opportunity to comment
DBH Discussion Document (1 MB PDF)
- Dam Safety Scheme Review
The Society submission can be viewed here. There has been discussion about Recommendation 19/31 proposing a bi-annual (i.e. 6monthly) inspection. It appears that what is meant is bi – ennial ( i.e. 2 yearly and that is certainly the Society’s preference.
The Society was invited by DBH to join RAWG ( Regional Authorities Working Group) and some others for discussion on the submissions. We await the outcomes.
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Papers on:
- 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
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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).
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Eric Heine
IPENZ Fellow Eric died earlier in 2009. Read our obituary (pdf)
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Dam Safety Legislation
Here is a position statement on the latest report:
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 :
- 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.
- 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
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Commission on Dams (WCD) - Dams and Development Project
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