RESERVOIR OPERATION PROCEDURES MUST BE SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL
This is a highlight in the Government’s Decree No. 114/2018/ND-CP on dam and reservoir safety management which is issued and takes effect on September 04, 2018.
The Decree emphasizes that dam and reservoir safety management must be performed regularly and continuously during the process of surveying, designing, constructing, managing, operating and protecting dams and dam reservoirs.
The investor of dam and reservoir construction shall establish a reservoir operation procedure and submit it to competent regulatory agencies for approval before retaining water then transfer it to the operator of dam and reservoir and state management agency of irrigation, hydroelectricity and natural disaster prevention and control.
As for the reservoir is currently in operation without any operation procedure, the irrigational dam and reservoir operator or hydroelectric dam and reservoir owner shall establish an operation procedure and submit it to competent state agencies for approval within 01 year from the effective date of this Decree.
In addition, the dam and reservoir operator shall check the dam and reservoir safety then send the periodic reports by April 15 every year for Northern areas, North-central, Central Highlands and Southern areas; by August 15 every year for South Central areas.
