Agreement between Lebanon and Syria on the distribution of water of Al-Asi River rising in Lebanon

اتفاق بتوزيع مياه نهر العاصي النابعة في الأراضي اللبنانية بين الجمهورية اللبنانية والجمهورية العربية السورية

This Agreement is composed of 9 articles. The two Parts consider the water of Al-Asi River rising in Lebanon a common benefit (art. 1). The capacity measures of water flowing at Harmel Bridge, sources, rainwater, torrents, and the extracted water from wells by pumping into the area of the two banks with 500 metres for each side and for a circumference with radius of 1500 metres from the centre represented by the sources of Azzarqa, Harmel, Ras Almal is to be adopted for the distribution of water (art. 2). The year will be considered a meagre season when the water reach 400 millions cubic metres (art. 4). The Joint Technical Committee will carry out the control on the quantity and the distribution of water (art. 5). The works regarding the preparation of the canals and maintenance inside Lebanese lands targeting to forbid the leakage of water will be at expense of Syria (art. 6). Formation of a joint arbitration committee for the dispute settlement (art. 7).