Daly
13.1 Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation
Supporting information
The volume recognised in the water accounting statements (3,137 ML) represents the total forfeiture of water allocations for all surface water supply to individual users in the Daly region during the 2011–12 year.
Quantification approach
Data source
Water Resource Licensing database and meter readings from licensees.
Provided by
Department of Land Resource Management.
Method
The portion of surface water allocation that has not been abstracted at the end of the 2011–12 year is forfeited, i.e. there is no carry-over of entitlements into next year's account.
The surface water supply licences for the Daly region have a water management year that ends on 30 April. Therefore, the forfeiture reported for individual user licences is calculated as the total annual allocation less the total allocation diversion between 1 May 2011 and 30 April 2012, as shown in the following table.
|
Account |
Volume (ML) |
|
Surface water allocation announcement (on 1 May 2011)1 |
3,696 |
less |
Allocated surface water diversion (1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012)2 |
559 |
|
Forfeiture on 30 April 2012 |
3,137 |
1-2 Volumes are based on data for the 2010–11 year, which are not reported in the water accounting statements
Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations
Forfeiture is calculated based on available abstraction data. Where the abstraction data are estimated, the forfeiture is subject to the same assumptions and limitations of the abstraction data (refer to line item 17.11).
Uncertainty information
The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.