Melbourne

The volume recognised in the water accounting statements (3,490 ML) represents the allocation announcement of high-reliability water shares for individual irrigators in the Melbourne region (2,094 ML) and that available from the Maribyrnong catchment for the bulk entitlement held by Melbourne Water (1,396 ML).

The table below shows the allocation announcements relevant to the Werribee Irrigation District, Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District and other irrigators in the Werribee system in the Melbourne region during 2009–10.

High-reliability water share allocation announcements made in the Melbourne region

Allocation announcement date	Running total of high-reliability water shares entitlement (%)	Cumulative volume allocated (ML)*	Volume increase per announcement (ML)	Volume increase per announcement (ML)**
01 July 2009	2	300	300	299
06 October 2009	5	751	451	449
20 October 2009	6	901	150	150
04 December 2009	8	1,201	300	299
15 December 2009	10	1,502	301	299
15 February 2010	12	1,802	300	299
10 March 2010	14	2,102	300	299
Total	14	2,102	2,102	2,094

*These volumes are calculated as (% × 15,016.6).
** These volumes are rounded.

 

The table below shows the total volume of allocations made to the Werribee Irrigation District, Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District and other irrigators in the Werribee system in the Melbourne region.

District	Volume (ML)
Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District	534
Other Werribee irrigators	154
Werribee Irrigation District	1,406
Total	2,094

 

Data source

Southern Rural Water: Irrigation Planning Module Generation 2 database.
Melbourne Water.

Data provider

Southern Rural Water and Melbourne Water.

Method

Throughout the water year, Southern Rural Water made allocation announcements (determinations) that specified the water that was available to holders of water shares. Announcements were based on the water system source and the reliability of an entitlement. Allocation announcement details appear in ‘Region notes’ under ‘Water rights, entitlements, allocation and trade’.

The resource manager usually announces an allocation as a percentage of the entitlement volume and as an increase since the last determination. To calculate the volume of the announcement, the percentage was multiplied by the total entitlement of the licence class. The total entitlement of High Reliability Water Shares is 15,016.6 ML.

Uncertainty

Not applicable.

Approximations, assumptions, caveats/limitations

Nil.