Daly
5.1 Surface water allocation remaining

Supporting information

The volume recognised in the water accounting statements of 3,351 ML represents the volume of surface water allocation remaining for individual user licence entitlements at the end of the 2012–13 year.

The Department of Land Resource Management (The Department) administers 23 separate licences in this category held by individual licensees. Licences primarily relate to water sourced from the Katherine River for the agricultural and industrial sectors.

Quantification approach

Data source

Water Resource Licensing database.

Provided by

The Department.

Method

The surface water supply licences for the region have a water management year that ends on 30 April. Therefore, the allocation remaining at the end of the 2012–13 year for the Daly region is the unused component of the annual allocation for these licences.

The allocation remaining was calculated as shown in the following table.


Volume of surface water allocation remaining at the start and end of the 2012–13 year

 

Account

Volume (ML)

 

Opening balance (at 30 June 2012)

3,549

add

21.1 Surface water allocation announcements (on 1 May 2013)

3,600

less

17.11 Surface water allocation diversion (up to 30 June 2013)

745

less

13.1 Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation (on 30 April 2013)

3,053

 

Closing balance (at 30 June 2013)

3,351

Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations

Nil.

Uncertainty information

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.