Sydney
9.15 Increase of inter-region claim on water

The increase in Sydney Catchment Authority's (SCA) claim on the Fish River Water Supply Scheme (FRWSS) for the 2011 Account was 4,853 ML.

In addition to its own storages, the SCA has an annual maximum allocation entitlement from the FRWSS to supply water to the Blue Mountains. This entitlement is subject to a number of operating rules and restrictions depending on levels in the supply storage (Oberon Dam).

The amount of water available to SCA under the FRWSS depends on the levels of the supply storages.

Over the 2010–11 year the following restriction levels were applied.

SCA restriction levels on the FRWSS for the 2010–11 year

Date restrictions levels were in place	Restriction level	Allowable diversion (ML/day)
30 June 2010 to 18 July 2010	Level 6	3.5
19 July 2010 to 15 August 2010	Level 5	4
16 August 2010 to 22 August 2010	Level 4	6
23 August 2010 to 29 August 2010	Level 3	7
30 August 2010 to 5 December 2010	Level 2	8
6 December 2010 to 2 March 2011	Level 1	9
From 3 March 2011	All restrictions lifted	10

This resulted in the total cumulative allocation for the year of 3,028 ML.

On 30 June 2010, the SCA was also entitled to 1,825 ML carry-over (banked) volume from the FRWSS at the beginning of the 2010–11 year . This right to the carry-over volume of water had been suspended since March 2010 because Oberon Reservoir fell below 10% capacity and remained suspended on 30 June 2010. At this time, the SCA was still able to draw water from the FRWSS under their allocation entitlement but not from the carry-over volume. On 7 March 2011, the carry-over (bank) was deleted and a new carry-over rule instated.

By 30 June 2011 the SCA had a carry-over of 119 ML.

Therefore, the total volume allocated to the SCA under the FRWSS  for the 2011 Account was 4,853 ML. Reconciliation of this line item is shown in the following table.

Calculation of inter-region claim on water for the 2010–11 year

Calculation	Line item	Volume (ML)
	1.5 Inter-region claim on water –opening balance	0
add	9.15 Increase of inter-region claim on water	4,853
less	9.11 Delivery of water under inter-region agreement	224
less	17.17 Decrease of inter-region claim on water	4,510
equals	1.5 Closing balance (as at 30 June 2011)	119

SCA databases.

SCA.

The volumetric value for the increase of inter-region claim on water is derived from:

• SCA's annual allocation from the FRWSS through the NSW State Water Corporation (3,028 ML during the 2011 Account)
  
• SCA's carry-over from the FRWSS for the 2011 Account (1,825 ML).
  

The total of these two entitlements equal the increase of SCA's claim on the FRWSS for the 2011 Account.

Nil.

The volume was estimated. Uncertainty is ungraded.

The following table compares the value for the 2009–10 year reported in this account with the corresponding value reported in the 2010 Account.

 

Comparative information from the 2010 Account for line item 9.11

2011 Account line item	2010 Account line item	Value reported in the 2010 Account (ML)	Value reported in the 2011 Account (ML)	Additional information
9.15 Increase of inter-region claim on water	Not applicable	Not applicable	1,376	Line item presentation: this is a new line item not reported in the 2010 Account. However, allocation to SCA for 2009–10 was 1,376 ML, reduced from the maximum allocation quantity of 3,650 ML due to water restrictions that were in place at the time