Adelaide
21.1 Surface water allocation announcements
Supporting information
The volume reported (3,417 ML) represents the volume of surface water (watercourse) allocated under water licences in the Barossa Prescribed Water Resources Area (PWRA) and Little Para River Prescribed Watercourse (PWC) during the 2012–13 year. The volume of surface water allocated, itemised by management area and purpose, is shown in the following table.
| Management area | Allocation purpose | Allocation quantity (ML) |
| Barossa PWRA | irrigation | 2,505 |
| environmental garden | 40 | |
| industrial | 233 | |
| stock and domestic | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 2,779 | |
| Little Para PWC | irrigation | 635 |
| recreational | 1 | |
| stock and domestic | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 638 | |
| Total | 3,417 | |
Quantification approach
Data source
Water Information and Licence Management Administration (WILMA) database.
Provided by
South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
Method
Surface water allocations for the 2012–13 year were extracted from the WILMA database.
Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations
The licence purpose information reflects the purpose of the licence when issued or possibly when adjusted.
Uncertainty information
The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.