Murray–Darling Basin
34.1 Combined surface water and groundwater rights
Supporting information
This line item consists of ACT entitlements that may abstract water from either groundwater or surface water. There were 40 active entitlements with a total volume of 2,511 ML in the ACT.
Quantification approach
Data source
ACT Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate (ESDD): entitlement database.
Provided by
ESDD.
Method
The list of ESDD entitlements was queried for active entitlements.
Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations
It was assumed that only active ESDD surface water entitlements were valid. Surrendered, not issued, expired and cancelled entitlements were not included in the volume reported for this line item.
Uncertainty information
The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.