The volume reported in the water accounting statement (150,000 ML) represents the annual allocation associated with the River Murray Class 6 (formerly metropolitan Adelaide) licence, which is administered as a share in the River Murray consumptive pool for South Australia. The Class 6 entitlement holds 130,000,000 shares in the consumptive pool; the value for each share can exceed 1 kilolitre (SAMDBNRMB 2009).
The annual allocation for River Murray entitlement s for 2009–10 was announced on 3 August 2009 and published in the South Australian Government Gazette. The water allocation rate for the Class 6 entitlement during 2009–10 was set at 1.1538 kilolitre per share (i.e. 150,000 ML for the year).
The annual allocation for 2009–10 is presented in the table below with the other line items relevant to the River Murray Class 6 entitlement.
|
Calculation |
Line item |
Volume (ML) |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Opening balance (1 July 2009) 7.6 Non-physical surface water asset—other lumped |
0 |
|
add |
23.4 Other lumped non-physical surface water asset increases |
150,000 |
|
minus |
13.6.5 Other lumped delivery of water transferred-in to surface water |
56,970 |
|
minus |
24.4 Other lumped non-physical surface water asset decreases |
93,030 |
|
|
Closing balance (30 June 2010) 7.6 Non-physical surface water asset—other lumped |
0 |
South Australian Government: South Australian Government Supplementary Gazette, No. 56, 3 August 2009, page 3469.
Bureau of Meteorology.
The annual allocation associated with the River Murray Class 6 (formerly metropolitan Adelaide) licence for 2009–10 was published in the South Australian Government Gazette on 3 August 2009.
Nil.
Allocations associated with other River Murray licences, such as River Murray Class 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4 and 5 have not been included in this item. Refer to Water Assets and Water Liabilities that Fail the Recognition Criteria for further information.
National Water Account 2010
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