Murray–Darling Basin

27.1.3.7 Groundwater allocation announcement – other lumped holders

Supporting information

The volumetric value for the line item is 1,143,027 ML. The following table provides a breakdown of the volume.

Volumes of groundwater allocation announcements for other lumped holder category in the Murray–Darling Basin for 2009–10
No.	Groundwater management unit (GMU)	State	Volume (ML)
1	Lower Gwydir Alluvium	NSW	40,796
2	Lower Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	121,918
3	Upper Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	–
4	Lower Macquarie Alluvium	NSW	66,893
5	Lower Murray Alluvium	NSW	131,892
Lower Murrumbidgee – sum composed of GMUs 6 & 7		NSW	297,960
6	Lower Murrumbidgee deep groundwater source	NSW	292,750
7	Lower Murrumbidgee shallow groundwater source	NSW	5,210
8	Mid Murrumbidgee Alluvium	NSW	–
9	Lower Namoi Alluvium	NSW	94,200
10	Upper Namoi Alluvium	NSW	133,084
Katunga–Campaspe – sum composed of GMUs 11–13		Vic	200,432
11	Campaspe Deep Lead Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	29,959
12	Katunga Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	41,615
13	Shepparton Irrigation Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	128,858
14	Mid Loddon Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	34,014
Lower Murray–Darling Basin GMUs – sum composed of GMUs 15–27			21,838
15	Balrootan (Nhill) Groundwater Management Area	Vic	1,522
16	Goroke Groundwater Management Area	Vic	–
17	Kaniva TCSA Groundwater Management Area	Vic	–
18	Murrayville Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	9,634
19	Nhill Groundwater Management Area	Vic	–
20	Telopea Downs Water Supply Protection Area	Vic	10,682
21	Angas–Bremer Prescribed Wells Area	SA	–
22	Coorong	SA	–
23	Ferries–McDonald	SA	–
24	Mallee Prescribed Wells Area	SA	–
25	Murraylands	SA	–
26	Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area	SA	–
27	River Murray Prescribed Water Course	SA	–
	Total Basin		1,143,027

– = no data available; n/a = not applicable

Allocations may be made for urban, stock and domestic or irrigation purposes under a single class of licence in the particular water management area. Where the purpose was not known, and it was a general class of licence, the groundwater allocation announcement has been included in this line item.
In New South Wales, the supplementary and aquifer licenses allocation volumes have been added and included in this line item. See the following table for more details.

Allocation volumes for supplementary and aquifer licences in New South Wales
No.	Groundwater management unit	State	Licence category	Allocation percentage	Volume 2009–10 (ML)
1	Lower Gwydir Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	28,858
1	Lower Gwydir Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	85.7%	11,938
2	Lower Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	104,928
2	Lower Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	80%	16,990
3	Upper Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	NSW	–	–
4	Lower Macquarie Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	65,455
4	Lower Macquarie Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	60%	1,438
5	Lower Murray Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	83,438
5	Lower Murray Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	100%	48,454
6	Lower Murrumbidgee deep groundwater source	NSW	Aquifer	100%	268,032
6	Lower Murrumbidgee deep groundwater source	NSW	Supplementary	60%	24,718
7	Lower Murrumbidgee shallow groundwater source	NSW	Aquifer	100%	5,210
8	Mid Murrumbidgee Alluvium	NSW	NSW	–	–
9	Lower Namoi Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	81,594
9	Lower Namoi Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	60%	12,606
10	Upper Namoi Alluvium	NSW	Aquifer	100%	109,612
10	Upper Namoi Alluvium	NSW	Supplementary	73%	23,472

– = no data available

Only the nominated groundwater management units for reporting in the National Water Account 2010 have been included in this table. Other GMUs do exist and may have volumes for allocations.

Quantification approach

Data source

Australian Capital Territory: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (30 November 2010).
New South Wales: New South Wales Office of Water’s water access licence statistics.
Queensland: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (31 January 2011).
South Australia: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (late version).
Victoria: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (19 January 2011).

Note: Water audit monitoring (WAM) report data are stored in the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) HYDRO database.

Data provider

MDBA.

Method

Allocation announcement is as calculated by the states.

Uncertainty

Uncertainty information was not available.

Approximations, assumptions, caveats/limitations

The calculation of water made available may be affected by licences that have been cancelled or created part way through the financial year selected.
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National Water Account 2010