Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Kazakhstan on join transboundary water management and protection Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Aug 27, 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-151011) Title (Other) СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН О СОВМЕСТНОМ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИИ И ОХРАНЕ ТРАНСГРАНИЧНЫХ ВОДНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ Оренбург, 27 августа 1992 года Place of adoption Orenburg Language Russian Entry into force Aug 27, 1992 Subject Water Keyword Transboundary effects Inland waters Irrigation International agreement-text Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Abstract Transboundary waterbodies are intended all surface waterbodies and ground waterbodies that delimit, cross or are located within the boundaries of the Parties (art. 1). The Parties, for the purpose of joint management, protection and rehabilitation of waterbodies, have agreed to cooperate as follows: (a) to acknowledge equal rights and responsibility for the rational freshwater resources management and protection (art. 2); (b) to prevent freshwater pollution by refraining from discharge of pollutants into transboundary waterbodies (art. 3); (c) to acknowledge previously elaborated and validated intergovernmental transboundary water resources distribution, including irrigation systems, channels and sluices (art. 4); to exchange water management documentation (art. 8). Full text Other Website voda.mnr.gov.ru Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Kazakhstan - Russian Federation - reset zoom out zoom in