Surface Water Quantity Sample Clauses

Surface Water Quantity. General Quantity Commitments a) The Parties will establish and implement RIM classifications, Learning Plans, Transboundary Water Quantity Objectives and monitoring in accordance with the RIM approach as outlined in the appendices. b) Transboundary Water Quantity Objectives will be based on a seasonal, or as otherwise agreed, assessment of the needs for the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem and a commitment to share surface water equitably, as described in 6.1 (c) and (d) and 10.2. c) The upstream Party will pass an amount of water equal to or greater than the sum of needs for the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem plus 50% of the Available Water to the downstream Party, calculated at the border for each transboundary surface water body unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. d) The Parties agree that the water that may be withdrawn or diverted under water licenses and applications for water licenses existing before the date of this agreement are considered part of each Party’s equitable share in 6.1 c). e) The timeframe for calculating the amount of water to be passed will be agreed by the Parties. f) The responsible Party or Parties will meet the Transboundary Water Quantity Objective as calculated or measured at the border or designated monitoring station. a) The Parties agree that transfers of water into or out of the Basin will not be allowed, except in accordance with a Party’s laws and regulations.