Adelaide
41.4 Transfer of water into storages

Supporting Information

The volume of water transferred into surface water storages during the 2010–11 year was 13,685 ML. The volume is made up of transfers from rivers and from the urban water system. The transfers occur as part of urban water operations. For example urban water is released to surface water for transportation to urban water offtakes located downstream. The source and destination of the transfers are itemised in the following table.


Volume of water transferred into surface water storages in the 2010–11 year
Source Destination
 Volume (ML)
Urban water system – Mannum–Adelaide Pipeline
 Warren Reservoir
 342
Urban water system – Mannum–Adelaide Pipeline Millbrook Reservoir
 1,151
Torrens River at GumerachaWweir
 Millbrook Reservoir –
Urban water system – Millbrook Tanks Little Para Reservoir
 12,192
 Total
13,685

While water is diverted from Gumeracha Weir to Millbrook Reservoir, this volume could not be quantified as data were not available.

Quantification Approach

Data Source

Readings may be from either the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) database or manual field instrument readings, stored in the MetDaily file.

Provided by

SA Water.

Method

The volumes of water transfered into surface water storages in the 2010–11 year were obtained from SA Water's SCADA database and/or MetDaily file.

Assumptions, Limitations, Caveats and Approximations

Nil.

Uncertainty Information

This is a metered volume. It has an estimate of +/– 10% due to meter calibration.