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during that Water Year by South Australia under this Agreement; and
              (iv) water quality in the River Murray in South Australia.

    16. Apportionment Of Environmental Entitlements
New South Wales and Victoria must notify the Authority of how each Environmental Entitlement has been apportioned between:
       (1) the Snowy River Apportioned Entitlement; and
       (2) the River Murray Apportioned Entitlement.

    17. Valley Accounts
If:
       (1) New South Wales or Victoria transfers either or both of Water Savings and Water Entitlements to an Environmental Entitlement; and
       (2) the source of that water is from a valley for which the Authority maintains a valley account,
New South Wales or Victoria (as the case may be) must notify the Authority of the volume and reliability of the entitlement required to be added to the relevant valley account to generate the Environmental Entitlement.

    18. Long Term Diversion Caps
       (1) Prior to New South Wales or Victoria transferring either or both of Water Savings and Water Entitlements to an Environmental Entitlement, the relevant State must calculate the equivalent volume by which its Long Term Diversion Cap must be reduced.
       (2) If New South Wales or Victoria transfers either or both of Water Savings and Water Entitlements to an Environmental Entitlement, at the same time the relevant State must advise the Authority and the Committee of its calculation as to the volume by which its Long Term Diversion Cap must be reduced.
       (3) If the Committee is satisfied with the appropriateness of a calculation advised under sub‑clause 18(2), it must recommend to the Ministerial Council that the relevant Long Term Diversion Cap be amended in accordance with the calculation.
       (4) If the Committee is not satisfied with the appropriateness of a calculation advised under sub‑clause 18(2), the Authority must arrange for the relevant volume referred to in sub‑clause 18(1) to be re‑calculated in consultation with the relevant State.
       (5) If a majority of the Committee members is satisfied with the appropriateness of a calculation made under sub‑clause 18(4), the Committee must recommend to the Ministerial Council that the relevant Long Term Diversion Cap be amended in accordance with the calculation.
       (6) Despite clause 10 of Schedule E, the Ministerial Council must amend a Long Term Diversion Cap in accordance with any recommendation made by the Committee under sub‑clause 18(3) or 18(5).
PART V—RIVER MURRAY INCREASED FLOWS

    19. Obligation Of Authority To Make River Murray Increased Flows
Subject to this Part, the Authority must release River Murray Increased Flows.

    20. Environmental Objectives And Strategy For River Murray Increased Flows
       (1) The document entitled "The Living Murray Environmental Watering Plan 2006‑2007" approved by the former Ministerial Council under the former Agreement on 5 December 2006 is taken to be the Strategy