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parties by:

The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP   )
Prime Minister of Australia     )

The Honourable Nathan Rees MP    )
Premier of the State of New South Wales   )

The Honourable John Brumby MP    )
Premier of the State of Victoria     )

The Honourable Anna Bligh MP    )
Premier of the State of Queensland    )

The Honourable Michael Rann MP    )
Premier of the State of South Australia    )

Mr Jon Stanhope MLA      )
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory  )

SCHEDULE A ‑ WORKS
Description of Works                                                                                           Location                                                                                                          Nominated Government

DARTMOUTH DAM                                                                                                  Mitta Mitta River upstream of the town of Dartmouth, north‑eastern Victoria.                                      Victoria
Capacity of approximately 4,000,000 megalitres.

HUME DAM                                                                                                       River Murray upstream of the city of Albury, New South Wales.                                                     New South Wales and Victoria, jointly
Capacity of approximately 3,038,000 megalitres.

LAKE VICTORIA WORKS                                                                                            Lake Victoria, New South Wales connected with main stream of River Murray by Rufus River and Frenchman's Creek.   South Australia
Regulation reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 700,000 megalitres.

YARRAWONGA WEIR                                                                                                River Murray near the town of Yarrawonga, Victoria.                                                               Victoria
Storage of about 120,000 megalitres.

WEIR AND LOCKS                                                                                                 River distance from Murray mouth in kilometres.
Construction of thirteen weirs and locks in the course of the River Murray from its mouth to Echuca, namely:

No 1 Blanchetown                                                                                               274                                                                                                               South Australia

No 2 Waikerie                                                                                                  362                                                                                                               South Australia

No 3 Overland Corner                                                                                           431                                                                                                               South Australia

No 4 Bookpurnong                                                                                               516                                                                                                               South Australia

No 5 Renmark                                                                                                   562                                                                                                               South Australia

No 6 Murtho                                                                                                    620                                                                                                               South Australia

No 7 Rufus River                                                                                               697                                                                                                               South Australia

No 8 Wangumma                                                                                                  726                                                                                                               South Australia

No 9 Kulnine                                                                                                   765                                                                                                               South Australia

No 10 Wentworth                                                                                                825                                                                                                               New South Wales

No 11 Mildura                                                                                                  878                                                                                                               Victoria

No 15 Euston                                                                                                   1,110                                                                                                             New South Wales

No 26 Torrumbarry                                                                                              1,368                                                                                                             Victoria

MURRAY MOUTH BARRAGES:

Goolwa                                                                                                         Goolwa Channel                                                                                                    South Australia

Mundoo                                                                                                         Mundoo Channel                                                                                                    South Australia

Boundary                                                                                                       Boundary Creek Channel                                                                                            South Australia

Ewe Island                                                                                                     Ewe Island Channel                                                                                                South Australia

Tauwitchere                                                                                                    Tauwitchere Island                                                                                                South Australia

SCHEDULE B ‑ BASIN SALINITY MANAGEMENT

PART I — PRELIMINARY

    1. Purpose

The purpose of this Schedule is to implement certain aspects of the Basin Salinity Management Strategy 2001‑2015, or any subsequent strategy approved by the Ministerial Council to manage salinity:

(a) by promoting joint works, measures and other action to reduce or limit the rate at which salinity increases within the Murray‑Darling Basin;

(b) by providing for the adoption of salinity targets;

(c) by establishing Registers to record salinity impacts and to allocate salinity credits and salinity debits to Contracting Governments; and

(d) by providing for monitoring, assessing, auditing and reporting on matters set out in this Schedule and on progress in implementing the Strategy.

    2. Definitions

       (1) In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears: