Murray–Darling Basin
10.8 Managed aquifer recharge – other schemes

The volumetric value for the line item for the 2012–13 year was 631 ML. The line item comprises of managed aquifer recharge volumes from Angas Bremer (Quaternary sediments and Murray Group limestone) groundwater sustainable diversion limit (SDL) area in South Australia. Information from other groundwater SDL areas was not available for the line item. The line item volume applies only to the Southern Basin of the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) region. 

Recharge was initially carried out in Angas Bremer to improve the quality of the groundwater and to store surface water flows during the non-irrigation season. Currently, the River Murray pipeline capacity is not capable of meeting all water demands during the peak of the irrigation season, meaning licensees will need to take water off-peak and store it in the aquifer for later use.

South Australia's Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources: water information and licence management data.

South Australia's Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

Recharge volumes were metered. 

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.