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… of 'prior appropriation' where use rights in a given watercourse are prioritised in accordance with the date on … include hydrological changes from water abstraction or watercourse regulation and water-borne pollution from … boundaries are not the same as political boundaries. A watercourse may flow through several jurisdictional units …

… to enter into such arrangements.22 The Protocol on Shared Watercourse System in the Southern African Development … needs of each riparian state population dependent on the watercourse effects of use in one state on the uses of other … on water requires riparian states along an international watercourse to communicate and co-operate with each other. …

… to enter into such arrangements.22 The Protocol on Shared Watercourse System in the Southern African Development … needs of each riparian state population dependent on the watercourse effects of use in one state on the uses of other … on water requires riparian states along an international watercourse to communicate and co-operate with each other. …

… environmental flow: the amount of water needed in a watercourse to maintain healthy, natural ecosystems. … the flow of, hold, divert or otherwise control water in a watercourse; deepen, widen or alter watercourses or lakes; … of a dam on the main stem or tributary of an international watercourse may affect water levels, fisheries, recreation …

… affects the enjoyment of the amenity of water in the watercourse" by an adjoining occupier, even in the absence of … In some States, controls are introduced by prescribing a watercourse; in others, by prescribing an area. In Victoria … Victoria. This is because, by statute, the "whole of the watercourse" of the Murray River is in New South Wales, but …

… 7 of the Watercourses Convention similarly provides that watercourse states shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the causing of significant harm to other watercourse states and that where harm is caused, the State … shall take all measures with respect to an international watercourse that are necessary to protect the marine …

… such as the release of chemicals and wastes into the watercourse. Stage 3: Commissioning a trial period All the … can be adjusted in agreements between States sharing a watercourse. It requires States to protect and preserve the … on alien species. States located within an international watercourse have an obligation to co-operate in the …

… contrast, governs unconfined running water, over which the watercourse State cannot exercise sovereignty. The atmosphere … utilization and adequate protection of an international watercourse”. Article 9 (Regular exchange of data and … provides as follows: “1. Pursuant to Article 8, watercourse States shall on a regular basis exchange readily …