Melbourne
22.2 Groundwater allocation announcements – urban system
Supporting information
The volume reported in the water accounting statements (412 ML) represents groundwater allocations for licensed entitlements for urban purposes in the Melbourne region during the 2011–12 year. The following table shows the breakdown of urban groundwater allocations for groundwater management units in the Melbourne region during the 2011–12 year.
| Groundwater management unit | Entitlement holder | Licensed allocation volume (ML) |
| Koo Wee Rup Water Supply Protection Area—groundwater | South East Water | 119 |
| Lancefield Groundwater Management Area | Western Water | 293 |
| Total allocation announcements | 412 | |
Quantification approach
Data source
Victorian Water Register.
Provided by
Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries.
Method
Allocation announcements are equal to the licensed entitlement volumes for each groundwater management unit recorded in the Victorian Water Register.
Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations
Nil.
Uncertainty information
The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.
Comparative year
In the 2011 Account, it was not possible to separate urban and non-urban entitlements to groundwater. Therefore, all increases to groundwater entitlements were reported at line item 22.1 'Groundwater allocation announcements'.
| Groundwater management unit | Entitlement holder | 2012 Account volume at 30 June 2011 (ML) | 2011 Account volume at 30 June 2011 (ML) |
| Koo Wee Rup Water Supply Protection Area—groundwater | South East Water | 119 | reported as part of line item 22.1 |
| Lancefield Groundwater Management Area | Western Water | 294 | reported as part of line item 22.1 |
| Total allocation announcements | 413 | ||