Australian Capital Territory
Utilities (Technical Regulation) Dams Register — Required Information Determination 2015 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2015–188
made under the  
Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014, section 59 (Required information for dams register) 

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Dams Register — Required Information Determination 2015 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified. 
3	Determination 
Under subsection 59 (1) of the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014 (the Act), I determine the information required for the dams register to be as set out in the schedule.

Note 1: The dams register can be viewed at the ACT Environment and Planning Directorate website. 
Note 2: If the owner is not a corporate or government entity, the owner’s name and contact details will not be made publicly available in accordance with section 58(3)(b) of the Act.

Dorte Ekelund 
Technical Regulator 
Environment and Planning Directorate 
30 April 2015

Schedule

Utilities (Technical Regulation) Dams Register — Required Information Determination 2015 (No 1)

Dam Information type
	Details required	
1	Name of dam	Provide the name of the dam.	
2	Name of owner	Provide the name of the owner.	
3	Owner’s contact details 	Include:
(a)	postal address; 
(b)	telephone number (landline and mobile); and 
(c)	email address.	
4	Name and position of contact person	Provide the name and position of the contact person.	
5	Contact person’s details	Include:
(a)	postal address; 
(b)	telephone number (landline and mobile); and 
(c)	email address.	
6	Location of dam 	Provide the location of the dam using Northing & Easting coordinates to the ACT Standard Grid.
Note: for more information on the ACT Standard Grid, refer to the ACT Standard Grid on the ACT Environment and Planning website. 	
7	Name of watercourse in which dam is located	Provide the name of the watercourse.	
8	Height of dam	Provide the height of the dam (in metres). Is this just an estimate of the height? Yes/no. 	
9	Storage capacity of dam  	Provide Full Supply Level (FSL) in Megalitres (ML)	
10	Year constructed 	Provide the year of construction. Is this just an estimate of the year of construction? Yes/no.
Note: If the dam is still in the planning, design or construction stage, indicate which stage of development.	
11	Dam Type 
	Indicate the type of dam. For example:
(a)	earth-fill (TE); 
(b)	rock-fill (ER); 
(c)	concrete gravity (PG); or
(d)	concrete arch (VA). 	
12	Has the dam’s Consequence Category ever been assessed? 	Indicate yes/no. 
If yes, provide:
(a)	the Consequence Category; 
(b)	year of latest assessment;
(c)	name of the assessment’s author; 
(d)	title; and 
(e)	year of writing.
Note: For a list of Consequence Categories, refer to Table 3 of DSC1B of the NSW Dams Safety Committee Guidance Sheet, June 2010 at the NSW Dam Safety Committee website.   	
13	Has a dam surveillance report ever been completed for the dam? 	Indicate yes/no. 
If yes, provide: 
(a)	year of latest report; 
(b)	name of the report’s author; 
(c)	title; and 
(d)	year of writing.	
14	Has a safety review ever been completed for the dam?	Indicate yes/no. 
If yes, provide: 
(a)	year of latest review; 
(b)	name of the review’s author; 
(c)	title; and 
(d)	year of writing.