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Border Groundwater Agreement.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
South Australia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1985
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Sub-national agreement Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Institution Zoning
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Agreement between South Australia and Victoria concerns the management of groundwater resource adjacent to the border between the tow states. It provides for the establishment of a Review Committee and regulates its operation and for the elaboration and implementation of management plans.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985.

Legislation | Australia | 1985 (2005)

Keyword: Groundwater, Institution, Policy/planning, Water conservation zone, Allocation/quota, Water abstraction, Sub-national agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985.

Legislation | Australia | 1985 (2006)

Keyword: Groundwater, Institution, Well sinking/boreholes, Monitoring, Pollution control, Sub-national agreement, Saltwater intrusion/siltation, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX