annual exceedance probability definition
annual exceedance probability or “AEP” means the probability that at least one event in excess of a particular magnitude will occur in any given year.
annual exceedance probability means the chance that a specified magnitude of some phenomenon of interest, such as a flood or earth- quake, is equaled or exceeded during a given year.
annual exceedance probability or “AEP” means the probability that at least one event in excess of aparticular magnitude will occur in any given year. “annual inspection report” means a report prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person thatassessed the most recent consequence assessment report and design plan (or system design plan):(a) against recommendations contained in previous annual inspections reports;(b) against recognised dam safety deficiency indicators;(c) for changes in circumstances potentially leading to a change in consequence category;(d) for conformance with the conditions of this authority;(e) for conformance with the ‘as constructed’ drawings;(f) for the adequacy of the available storage in each regulated dam, based on an actual observation or observations taken after 31 May each year but prior to 1 November of that year, of accumulated sediment, state of the containment barrier and the level of liquids in the dam (or network of linked containment systems);(g) for conformance with the current operational plan. “ANZECC irrigation guidelines” means the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality published by the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) & Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (ARMCANZ) “ANZG” means the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality 2018. “appropriately qualified person” means a person who has professional qualifications and experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and analysis relative to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature. “assessed” or “assessment” by a suitably qualified and experienced person in relation to a hazard assessment of a dam, means that a statutory declaration has been made by that person and, when taken together with any attached or appended documents referenced in that declaration, all of the following aspects are addressed and are sufficient to allow an independent audit at any time:(a) exactly what has been assessed and the precise nature of that assessment;(b) the relevant legislative, regulatory and technical criteria on which the assessment has been based;(c) the relevant data and facts on which the assessment has been based, the source of that material, and the efforts made to obtain all relevant data and facts; and(d) the reasoning on which the assessment has been based using the...