China Water plan to take effect by 2012
By the end of 2012, a water resource allocation plan for 25 rivers that flow through more than one province will be put into use, limiting the amount of water that can be taken from the rivers by each of the provinces.
"We are doing our best to accelerate the process," said Chen Ming, deputy head of the Water Resources Department at the Ministry of Water Resources. "Hopefully, the plan will come out by August."
The water resource allocation plan is one of the moves the ministry has taken to promote the implementation of the most stringent regulations in Chinese water resource management.
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This article makes me think of the Murray Darling Basin Authoruty Basin Plan. There is a mentions of a 'water resources allocation plan' (Basin Plan) and 'limiting amount of water taken from rivers each year' (Sustainable Diversion Limit in the MDBA basin plan).
I wonder what other similarities are there between the two plans, and whether same issues were faced while elaborating them.