South East Queensland
32.3 Surface water access entitlement for allocated diversions

Supporting information

The volumetric value for the line item at the end of the 2011–12 year was 516,130 ML that includes 442,826 ML urban supplemented entitlements and 73,304 ML non-urban supplemented entitlements.

This line item consists of urban and non–urban supplemented entitlements accessed through a water supply scheme (WSS). This includes the following priority groups:

  • High Class A
  • High Distribution Loss
  • High A
  • High B
  • Medium
  • Medium Distribution Loss
  • Risk A
  • Risk A and Risk B.

The breakdown into urban and non-urban entitlements can be seen in the following tables. Queensland does not differentiate between urban and non-urban entitlements within their entitlement register. This breakdown has been undertaken to allow a comparison with the urban and non-urban diversions shown in line item 21.1 Surface water allocation announcements and line item 21.2 Surface water allocation announcements – urban system.

An additional 7,700 ML of entitlements were issued to the South East Queensland (SEQ) Water Grid Manager from the strategic reserve in the Nerang WSS in 2012.

Urban supplemented entitlements
Water resource plan (WRP) area Water supply scheme (WSS)

Water resource plan priority class

Total

High Class A or High
(ML)

High Distribution Loss
(ML)

High A
(ML)

High B
(ML)

Medium
(ML)

Medium Distribution Loss
(ML)

Risk A
(ML)

Risk A and B
(ML)
Gold Coast Nerang 83,995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83,995
Total Gold Coast WRP area 83,995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83,995
Logan Basin Logan River 8,910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,910
Total Logan Basin WRP area 8,910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,910
Moreton Central Brisbane River and Stanley River 278,725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278,725
Central Lockyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cressbrook Creek 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000
Lower Lockyer Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pine Valleys 59,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59,000
Warrill Valley 0 0 890 1,306 0 0 0 0 2,196
Total Moreton WRP area 347,725 0 890 1,306 0 0 0 0 349,921
Total SEQ region 440,630 0 890 1,306 0 0 0 0 442,826


Non-urban supplemented entitlements
Water resource plan (WRP) area Water supply scheme (WSS)

Water resource plan priority class

Total

High Class A or High
(ML)

High Distribution Loss
(ML)

High A
(ML)

High B
(ML)

Medium
(ML)

Medium Distribution Loss
(ML)

Risk A
(ML)

Risk A and B
(ML)
Gold Coast Nerang 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Total Gold Coast WRP area 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Logan Basin Logan River 946 0 0 0 13,554 0 0 0 14,500
Total Logan Basin WRP area 946 0 0 0 13,554 0 0 0 14,500
Moreton Central Brisbane River and Stanley River 275 0 0 0 7,041 0 0 0 7,316
Central Lockyer 0 184 0 0 3,507 0 395 3,115 7,201
Cressbrook Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Lockyer Valley 0 0 0 0 11,278 1,500 0 0 12,778
Pine Valleys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warrill Valley 0 0 0 7,254 20,536 3,714 0 0 31,504
Total Moreton WRP area 275 184 0 7,254 42,362 5,214 395 3,115 58,799
Total SEQ region 1,226 184 0 7,254 55,916 5,214 395 3,115 73,304





Quantification approach

Data source

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) Gold Coast, Logan Basin and Moreton water resource plans, and interim resource operations licence (IROL) for Warrill Valley WSS.

Provided by

DNRM.

Method

Urban and non-urban entitlements were extracted from the water allocation schedules from the various water resource plans and the IROL for Warrill Valley WSS.

Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations

None.

Uncertainty information

There was no uncertainty associated with this value.

Comparative year

This line item was reported as '32.3 Surface water access entitlement for allocation diversion' in the 2011 Account.