Murray–Darling Basin
33.1 Other statutory groundwater rights

Supporting information
Quantification approach

Supporting information

The volumetric value for the line item for the 2012–13 year was 207,855 ML. The line item includes groundwater rights (including land owner basic rights, and mining rights not under water access entitlements) other than entitlements within the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) region. The following table presents breakdown information for the line item value on sustainable diversion limit area basis.

Other statutory groundwater rights in the MDB region as applicable during the 2012–13 year
Groundwater resource plan area	SDL area		State	Volume (ML) for the 2012–13 year	Data source
Groundwater resource plan area	Code	Name	State	Volume (ML) for the 2012–13 year	Data source
GW18 New South Wales Border Rivers Alluvium	GS32 and GS33	NSW Border Rivers Alluvium and NSW Border Rivers Tributary Alluvium	NSW	380	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW17 New England Fractured Rock and Northern Basalts	GS18	Inverell Basalt	NSW	1,073	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011
	GS22	Liverpool Ranges Basalt	NSW	1,828
	GS37	New England Fold Belt	NSW	14,520
	GS49	Warrumbungle Basalt	NSW	540
GW16 Eastern Porous Rock	GS17	Gunnedah-Oxley Basin MDB	NSW	5,778	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2011
GW16 Eastern Porous Rock	GS41	Sydney Basin MDB	NSW	465
GW15 Gwydir Alluvium	GS24	Lower Gwydir Alluvium	NSW	700	Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source 2003
GW15 Gwydir Alluvium	GS43	Upper Gwydir Alluvium		73	Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW14 Namoi Alluvium	GS29	Lower Namoi Alluvium		3,304	Water Sharing Plan for Upper and Lower Namoi Groundwater Sources 2003
	GS30	Manilla Alluvium	NSW	25	Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS40	Peel Valley Alluvium	NSW	4,292	Water Sharing Plan for the Peel Valley Regulated, Unregulated, Alluvium and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2010
	GS47	Upper Namoi Alluvium	NSW	2,832	Water Sharing Plan for Upper and Lower Namoi Groundwater Sources 2003
	GS48	Upper Namoi Tributary Alluvium		36	Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW13 New South Wales Great Artesian Basin Shallow	GS34 to GS 36	New South Wales Great Artesian Basn: Surat Shallow, Warrego Shallow and Central Shallow	NSW	3,268	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2011 Water Sharing Plan for the Intersecting Streams Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
GW12 Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium	GS11	Bell Valley Alluvium		6	Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS14	Castlereagh Alluvium		84	Water Sharing Plan for the Castlereagh (below Binnaway) Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
	GS15	Collaburragundry–Talbragar Alluvium	NSW	69	Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS16	Cudgegong Alluvium		27
	GS26	Lower Macquarie Alluvium	NSW	1,730	Water Sharing Plan for Lower Macquarie Groundwater Sources 2003
	GS45	Upper Macquarie Alluvium		304	Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW 11 Lachlan and South Western Fractured Rock	GS19	Kanmantoo Fold Belt	NSW	8,154	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011
GW7 Darling Alluvium	GS42	Upper Darling Alluvium		2,281	Water Sharing Plan for Barwon-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
*Sub-total Northern Basin*				*51,769*
GW 11 Lachlan and South Western Fractured Rock	GS10	Adelaide Fold Belt	NSW	2,143	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011
	GS 20	Lachlan Fold Belt	NSW	75,464
	GS39	Orange Basalt	NSW	1,158
	GS51	Young Granite	NSW	759
GW7 Darling Alluvium	GS23	Lower Darling Alluvium	NSW	730	Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
GW10 Lachlan Alluvium	GS12	Belubula Alluvium		36	Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS25	Lower Lachlan Alluvium	NSW	4,000	Water Sharing Plan for Lower Lachlan Groundwater Source 2003
	GS44	Upper Lachlan Alluvium		6,280	Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW9 Murrumbidgee Alluvium	GS21	Lake George Alluvium		25	Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS28	Lower Murrumbidgee Alluvium (deep: Calivil Formation and Renmark Group, and shallow: Shepparton Formation)	NSW	4,000	Water Sharing Plan for Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Source 2003
	GS31	Mid Murrumbidgee Alluvium	NSW	799	Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
GW8 Murray Alluvium	GS13	Billabong Creek Alluvium	NSW	635	Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
	GS27	Lower Murray Alluvium (Deep: Renmark Group and Calivil Formation, and shallow: Shepparton Formation)	NSW	2,513	Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murray Shallow Groundwater Source 2012
	GS46	Upper Murray Alluvium	NSW	402	Water Sharing Plan for the Murray Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
GW6 Western Porous Rock	GS50	Western Porous Rock	NSW	26,747	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2011
GW 2 Goulburn–Murray	GS08	Goulburn–Murray	Vic.	24,778	Victorian Water Accounts 2011–12 Loddon Highlands Water Supply Protection Area Groundwater Management Plan Lower Campaspe Valley Water Supply Protection Area Groundwater Management Plan Upper Ovens River Water Management Plan
GW3 Wimmera–Mallee (groundwater)	GS09	Wimmera–Mallee	Vic.	2,488	Victorian Water Accounts 2011–12
GW5 Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges	GS04	Marne Saunders (Murray Group Limestone and Renmark Group)	SA	270	Water Allocation Plan for the Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area
GW4 SA Murray Region	GS03	Mallee (Pliocene Sands, Murray Group Limestone and Renmark Group)	SA	2,260	Water Allocation Plan for Mallee Prescribed Wells Area and Water Allocation Plan for the Noora Prescribed Wells area
	GS05	Peake–Roby–Sherlock (confined)	SA	410	Water Allocation Plan for the Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area
	GS05	Peake–Roby–Sherlock (unconfined)	SA	190
*Sub-total Southern Basin*				*156,087*
Total for the region				207,855

The table provides information about New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Information about other statutory groundwater rights in Australian Capital Territory and Queensland was not available to be reported.

Quantification approach

Data source

See 'Supporting information'.

Provided by

Bureau of Meteorology.

Method

Extracted/calculated from jurisdictional water sharing plans for groundwater resources.

Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations

The entitlement volumes reported are the initial volumes of the water sharing plans. The actual volumes of entitlements during the 2012–13 year may be different from the initial volumes on issue at the time of the water plans' commencement, due to conversions between classes or issue of new entitlements. Note that trade (ownership transfer), water savings projects or buy back of entitlements for environmental purpose do not change the volume entitled within a class but only its ownership.

Uncertainty information

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.

Murray–Darling Basin 33.1 Other statutory groundwater rights