Agreement under Article 5: A decision of the Joint Committee resulting from prior consultation and evaluation on any Proposed use for inter-basin diversions during the wet sea- son from the mainstream as well as for intra-basin use or inter-basin diversions of these waters during the dry season. The objective of this agreement is to achieve an optimum use and prevention of waste of the waters through a dynamic and practical consensus in conformity with the Rules for Water Utilization and Inter,.Basin Diversions set forth in Article 26