Examples of upper River Murray storages in a sentence
Unless the Commission determines otherwise, New South Wales or Victoria must not use water from the upper River Murray to an extent which may result in less than half the minimum reserve determined under clause 100 being held in upper River Murray storages and allocated to that State at the end of the following May.
The Commission may give directions for the release of water from upper River Murray storages and water must be released in accordance with any such directions.
Any quantity of water spilled from any of the upper River Murray storages, including water released solely to provide space for the retention of floodwaters, is deemed to be water spilled out of the waters allocated to New South Wales or Victoria respectively, in such proportions as minimizes the re-allocation of water under sub-clause 115(1).
Any quantity of water spilled from any of the upper River Murray storages, including water released solely to provide space for the retention of floodwaters, is deemed to be water spilled out of the waters allocated to New South Wales or Victoria respectively, in such proportions as minimizes the re-allocation of water under sub-clause 115 (1).
Limitations on Use by New South Wales and Victoria Unless the Ministerial Council determines otherwise, New South Wales or Victoria must not use water from the upper River Murray to an extent which may result in less than half the minimum reserve determined under clause 103 being held in upper River Murray storages and allocated to that State at the end of the following May.
The Authority may give directions for the release of water from upper River Murray storages and water must be released in accordance with any such directions.
Limitations on use by New South Wales and VictoriaUnless the Commission determines otherwise, New South Wales or Victoria must not use water from the upper River Murray to an extent which may result in less than half the minimum reserve determined under clause 100 being held in upper River Murray storages and allocated to that State at the end of the following May.
The River Operations Functions include a power to give directions for the release of water from upper River Murray storages (cl 98(1) of the Agreement and s 18E(1) of the Act) ( Release Power).
This is done under section 98 of the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement (schedule 1 to the Act), which provides that the MDBA (as the river operator) may give directions for the release of water from the upper River Murray storages and water must be released in accordance with any such directions.
Accounting for spill from storagesAny quantity of water spilled from any of the upper River Murray storages, including water released solely to provide space for the retention of floodwaters, is deemed to be water spilled out of the waters allocated to New South Wales or Victoria respectively, in such proportions as minimizes the re-allocation of water under sub-clause 115 (1).