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Murray–Darling Basin

                                                                                                   

Water Assets and Water Liabilities

                             

as at 30 June 2010

Data
Type

2010
ML

WATER ASSETS

Connected Surface Water Store

9,870,733

Physical water assets

1.1 Storages - entitlement system

Measured 7,346,102

1.2 Unregulated channel

—

1.3 Regulated channel

Other 970,657

1.4 Lakes and wetlands – connected

Other 1,130,947

1.5 Connected surface water – other lumped

Other 13,574

Non-physical water assets

7.1 Interbasin claim on water – remaining

Estimated 409,000

7.4 Advance diversion of surface water allocation – remaining

—

7.6 Non-physical surface water asset – other lumped

Estimated 453
TOTAL Connected Surface Water Store 9,870,733

Groundwater Store Assets

1,019,004

Physical water assets

2.1 Watertable aquifer

—

2.2 Underlying aquifers

—

2.3 Aquifers – other lumped

Estimated 1,019,004

Non-physical water assets

7.5 Advance extraction of groundwater allocation – remaining

—
TOTAL Groundwater Store 1,019,004

TOTAL WATER ASSETS

10,889,737

WATER LIABILITIES

Surface Water Liability

2,371,865

8.1 Allocation on regulated flows remaining

8.1.1 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – S&D water access entitlement

8.1.1.1 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – S&D water access entitlement

Other 0

8.1.2 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – high-security water access entitlement

8.1.2.4 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – high-security, urban holder

Other 847

8.1.2.5 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – high-security, individual holder for stock and domestic

Other 0

8.1.2.6 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – high-security, environmental purpose

—

8.1.2.7 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – high-security, other lumped holders

Other 20,169

8.1.3 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – general or low-security water access entitlements

8.1.3.1 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – general and low-security, bulk irrigator holder

—

8.1.3.2 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – general and low-security, individual irrigator holder

—

8.1.3.5 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – general and low-security, environmental purpose

—

8.1.3.6 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – general and low-security, other lumped holders

Other 1,135,281

8.1.4 Allocation/claim on regulated flows remaining – urban water access entitlement/arrangement

Other 0

8.1.7 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – environment water access entitlements

—

8.1.8 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – cultural water access entitlements

—

8.1.9 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – other lumped water access entitlements

8.1.9.1 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – bulk irrigator holder

Other 96,307

8.1.9.2 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – individual irrigator holder

Other 0

8.1.9.4 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – urban holder

Other 0

8.1.9.5 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – individual holder for stock and domestic

—

8.1.9.6 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – environmental purpose

—

8.1.9.7 Allocation on regulated flows remaining – other lumped holders

Other 1,119,261
TOTAL Surface Water Liability 2,371,865

Groundwater Liability

9.1 Groundwater allocation remaining

9.1.3 Groundwater allocation remaining – other lumped class

9.1.3.4 Groundwater allocation remaining – urban holder

—

9.1.3.5 Groundwater allocation remaining – individual holder for stock and domestic

—

9.1.3.7 Groundwater allocation remaining – other lumped holders

—
TOTAL Groundwater Liability

TOTAL WATER LIABILITIES

2,371,865

NET WATER ASSETS

8,517,872

Net Water Assets

Opening Net Water Assets

5,954,859

Change in Net Water Assets

2,563,013

CLOSING NET WATER ASSETS

8,517,872

Data
Type

2010
ML