This line item refers to the total groundwater allocation for the bore fields within the Perth region that supply water to the urban system.
The annual allocation for each bore field for 2009-10 is given below.
|
Groundwater source |
Allocation (ML) |
|---|---|
|
Perth city region |
|
|
Gingin |
230 |
|
Gnangara |
28,075 |
|
Gwelup |
10,550 |
|
Jandakot |
10,800 |
|
Mirrabooka |
12,235 |
|
Perth |
53,040 |
|
Wanneroo |
4,900 |
|
Yanchep |
1,400 |
|
Southwest region |
|
|
Murray |
1,000 |
|
South West Coastal |
120 |
|
Total allocation |
122,350 |
Western Australian Department of Water: Water Resource Licensing database.
Western Australian Department of Water.
The Water Corporation manages the urban water supply system, which is subject to licence agreements for water extraction from the bore fields. One of the conditions of the licence agreement is that the maximum amount of extraction for each year is announced by the Minister for Water on an annual basis. The announced allocation is made after a review, by the Department of Water, of aquifer levels in the Perth region in October of the reporting year.
The total groundwater allocation announcement is assumed to be equal to 100% of the annual entitlement.
Not applicable.
Nil.