South East Queensland
21.1 Surface water allocation announcements

This line item consists of all surface water allocation announcements with the exception of announcements for entitlements held by urban utilities.

The following table shows the allocation announcements for various priority groups by water supply scheme (WSS) and water resource plan (WRP) area. Announced allocations for all the WSSs at the start of the water year were 100%. Once announced allocation reaches 100% it cannot be decreased in the water year.

Interim water allocations are provided for Central Lockyer, Warrill Valley and Lower Lockyer under interim resource operation licence (IROL) (Central Lockyer Valley WSS), July 2008; IROL (Warrill Valley WSS), amended August 2008; and IROL (Lower Lockyer Valley WSS), July 2008.

Priority classes can be found in the relevant resource operation plans (ROPs).

Non-urban surface water allocation announcements

Water resource plan (WRP) area	Water supply scheme (WSS)	Water resource plan priority group								Total
		High Class A or High (ML)	High Distribution Loss (ML)	High A (ML)	High B (ML)	Medium (ML)	Medium Distribution Loss (ML)	Risk A (ML)	Risk A and B (ML)
Gold Coast	Nerang	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
	Total Gold Coast WRP area	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Logan Basin	Logan River	946	0	0	0	13,554	0	0	0	14,500
	Total Logan Basin WRP area	946	0	0	0	13,554	0	0	0	14,500
Moreton	Central Brisbane River and Stanley River	275	0	0	0	7,041	0	0	0	7,316
	Central Lockyer	0	184	0	0	3,507	0	395	3,115	7,201
	Cressbrook Creek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lower Lockyer Valley	0	0	0	0	11,278	1,500	0	0	12,778
	Pine Valleys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Warrill Valley	0	0	0	7,254	20,536	3,714	0	0	31,504
	Total Moreton WRP area	275	184	0	7,254	42,362	5,214	395	3,115	58,799
Total SEQ region		1,226	184	0	7,254	55,916	5,214	395	3,115	73,304

Notes:

1. Value of 0 ML provided for Cressbrook Creek WSS allocation announcements as this has been transferred to line item 21.2 Surface water allocation announcements – urban water system.

The following table shows the  non-urban surface water allocation reconciliation. Due to the very wet year, demand was lower than in previous years and combined with the 100% allocation announcements, this has resulted in a higher forfeiture of surface water allocation.

Non-urban surface water allocation reconciliation table

Water resource plan (WRP) area	Water supply scheme (WSS)	Line item 5.1	Line item 21.1	Line item 17.11	Line item 13.1	Line item 5.1
		Opening balance (ML)	Announcement (ML)	Allocation diversion (ML)	Adjustment and forfeiture (ML)	Closing balance (ML)
Gold Coast	Nerang	0	5	5	0	0
	Total Gold Coast WRP area	0	5	5	0	0
Logan Basin	Logan River	0	14,500	1,888	12,612	0
	Total Logan Basin WRP area	0	14,500	1,888	12,612	0
Moreton	Central Brisbane River and Stanley River	0	7,316	NA	7,316	0
	Central Lockyer	0	7,201	433	6,768	0
	Cressbrook Creek	0	0	0	0	0
	Lower Lockyer Valley	11,676	12,778	916	11,304	12,234
	Pine Valleys	0	0	0	0	0
	Warrill Valley	0	31,504	2,663	28,841	0
	Total Moreton WRP area	11,676	58,799	4,012	54,229	12,234
Total SEQ region		11,676	73,304	5,905	66,841	12,234

Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) resource operation plans and interim resource operation licences. Seqwater: Water supply scheme operator and resource operation licence holder.

DERM.

The volume was calculated by multiplying the nominal allocation volume (equivalent to entitlements in the 2011 Account) stated in the ROP or IROL by the announced allocation percentage. Data were then sorted into water security type and WSS. Urban holders of supplementary licences were then removed individually from the data and included in line item 21.2 Surface water allocation announcements – urban water system.

None.

Derived from measured data. DERM reliability and accuracy rating is A2.

This line item corresponds to line item 25.1.9.7 Allocation announcement on regulated flows – other lumped holders reported in the 2010 Account.

In the 2010 Account a volume of 10,000 ML was provided for Cressbrook Creek WSS allocation announcements. . In the 2011 Account, a value of 0 ML was provided for Cressbrook Creek WSS allocation announcements as these entitlements should have been listed as urban entitlements. Similarly, 2,196 ML of entitlements from the Warrill Valley WSS should have been listed as urban entitlements. This has resulted in a decrease in the non-urban entitlements shown in the 2011 Account and has required a prior period correction for 2010 Account as shown in the following table. Announcements on these entitlements can be seen in line item 21.2 Surface water allocation announcements – urban water system.

There was a prior period error in the 2010 Account for the Logan River WSS medium priority class.

The following table compares the value at 30 June 2010 reported in the 2011 Account with the corresponding value reported in the 2010 Account for the components of this line item that changed. The total for this line item in the 2010 Account was 92,148 ML and the comparative year volume reported in the 2011 Account was 79,949 ML.

Comparative year information – line item 21.1 Surface water allocation announcements

2011 Account line item	2010 Account line item	Water supply scheme	Volume reported in the 2010 Account (ML)	Prior period error correction (ML)	Volume difference due to scope change (ML)	Restated volume reported in the 2011 Account (ML)	Additional information
21.1 Surface water allocation announcements	25.1.9.7 Allocation announcement on regulated flows – other lumped holders	Logan River (Medium Priority)	13,557	–3	0	13,554	Error in calculation
		Cressbrook Creek (High Class A)	10,000	–10,000	0	0	All of WSS entitlements moved to urban
		Warrill Valley (High A and High B)	33,700	–2,196	0	31,504	Some entitlements moved to urban