Ord
5.2 Surface water allocation remaining – urban water system

Supporting information

The volume recognised in the water accounting statements (670 ML) represents the volume of surface water allocation remaining for urban water supply licence entitlements in the Ord region at the end of the 2012–13 year.

The urban water supply licences relate to the following surface water resources:

  • Moochalabra Dam for Wyndham town supply
  • Ord River channel for water supply to Lake Argyle Village.

Quantification approach

Data source

Water Resource Licensing database.

Provided by

Department of Water.

Method

The water supply licences for Wyndham and Lake Argyle Village have a water management year that ends on 31 March. Therefore, the allocation remaining at the end of the 2012–13 year for the Ord region is the unused component of the annual allocation for these two urban licences.

The allocation remaining at 30 June 2013 was calculated as shown in the following table.

 

Volume of surface water allocation remaining for the urban water system at the start and end of the 2011–12 year

 

Account

Volume (ML)

 

Opening balance (at 1 July 2012)

670

add

21.2 Surface water allocation announcements (on 1 April 2013)

775

less

17.12 Entitled diversion of allocated surface water (up to 30 June 2013)

427

less

13.2 Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation (on 31 March 2013)

348

 

Closing balance (at 30 June 2013)

670


Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations

Nil.

Uncertainty information

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.