Adelaide
Statement of Water Flows

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2012 ML 2011 ML
Water inflows
Surface water inflows 297,318 536,239
9.1 Precipitation on surface water 9,770 13,026
9.4 Runoff to surface water 287,548 523,213
9.6 Overbank flood return to river channel - -
Total Surface water inflows 297,318 536,239
Groundwater inflows 302,357 693,774
10.1 Groundwater inflow from outside region 38 36
10.2 Groundwater inflow from outside region at coast 1,938 2,051
10.3 Recharge from landscape 299,451 685,221
10.5 Leakage from off-channel water storage 930 1,011
10.8 Managed aquifer recharge - private user 0 5,455
Total Groundwater inflows 302,357 693,774
Urban water system inflows 142,214 140,323
11.1 Precipitation on urban water system 0 0
11.4 Wastewater collected 90,921 92,024
11.6 Delivery of desalinated water to urban water system 3,816 0
11.9 Delivery of water to urban water system under inter-region agreement 47,477 48,299
Total Urban water system inflows 142,214 140,323
Irrigation scheme inflows 4,219 2,554
12.1 Precipitation on irrigation scheme - -
12.6 Delivery of water to irrigation scheme under inter-region agreement 3,991 2,301
12.18 Other irrigation water inflows 228 253
Total Irrigation scheme inflows 4,219 2,554
Total water inflows 746,108 1,372,890
Water outflows
Surface water outflows 188,451 327,621
17.1 Evaporation from surface water 17,433 17,806
17.2 River outflow from the region 167,672 305,853
17.4 Leakage to landscape - -
17.5 Overbank flood spilling - -
17.6 Surface water diversions – other statutory rights 2,230 2,728
17.11 Entitled diversion of allocated surface water to users 1,116 1,234
Total Surface water outflows 188,451 327,621
Groundwater outflows 173,882 100,783
18.1 Groundwater outflow to outside region 405 390
18.2 Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast 921 919
18.3 Discharge to landscape 155,177 54,866
18.5 Discharge to off-channel water storage - -
18.7 Groundwater extractions – other statutory rights - 29,589
18.11 Entitled extraction of allocated groundwater to users 17,379 15,019
Total Groundwater outflows 173,882 100,783
Urban water system outflows 208,587 209,512
19.1 Evaporation from urban water system 0 0
19.4 Delivery to urban water system users 133,356 127,207
19.7 Wastewater discharge outside of region 63,032 70,836
19.11 Transfer of water outside of region 3,739 3,476
19.20 Other urban water system outflows 8,460 7,993
Total Urban water system outflows 208,587 209,512
Irrigation scheme outflows 19,478 14,789
20.1 Evaporation from irrigation scheme - -
20.4 Delivery to irrigation scheme users 19,478 14,789
Total Irrigation scheme outflows 19,478 14,789
Total water outflows 590,398 652,705
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference 194,215 691,528
25.1 Unaccounted-for difference 194,215 691,528
Total Unaccounted-for difference 194,215 691,528
Total unaccounted-for difference 194,215 691,528
Opening water storage 228,582 199,925
Add/(Less): Change in water storage (38,505) 28,657
Closing water storage 190,077 228,582