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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
       (1) The purpose of this Schedule is to implement certain aspects of the Basin Salinity Management 2030, or any subsequent strategy approved by the Ministerial Council to manage salinity, as follows:
(a) by promoting 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;

    Note—Targets adopted under this Schedule also apply for some purposes under the Basin Plan.

(c) by providing accountability arrangements for all actions (including environmental water recovery, delivery and use) that result in significant salinity impacts;
(d) by providing for monitoring, assessing, auditing and reporting on matters set out in this Schedule and on progress in implementing the Basin Salinity Management 2030.
       (2) The accountability arrangements mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(c) include maintaining Registers to:
(a) record salinity impacts; and
(b) allocate salinity credits and salinity debits to Contracting Governments.

    2. Definitions

    Note—A number of expressions used in this Schedule are defined in clause 2 of the Agreement, including the following:

(a) Authority;
(b) Basin Plan;
(c) Committee;
(d) Ministerial Council.
       (1) In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) "Accountable Action" means an action that:
              (i) is undertaken after a relevant Baseline Date; and
              (ii) the Authority has decided will have a Significant Effect under paragraph 18(1)(b); and
              (iii) the Authority has entered in a Register.
 "action" means:
              (i) any work or measure; and
              (ii) any alteration to, or cessation of, any work or measure,
relevant to the purposes of this Schedule.
 "average salinity" means the average daily salinity of the River Murray calculated in accordance with BSM procedures;
 "average salinity costs" means the average costs to users of water from the upper River Murray and the River Murray in South Australia incurred because of the salinity of the water used, as calculated in accordance with BSM procedures;
 "Baseline Conditions" means the conditions that contributed to the movement of salt through land and water within the Murray‑Darling Basin on 1 January 2000.