Perth
13.2 Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation – urban water system
Supporting information
This line item volume (156,325 ML) represents the total forfeiture of surface water allocations for the urban water system in the Perth region during the 2012–13 year.
Quantification approach
Data source
Department of Water, Water Resource Licensing database; Water Corporation, Operational Data Storage System database.
Provided by
Department of Water; Water Corporation.
Method
The portion of surface water allocation that has not been abstracted at the end of the year is forfeited; that is, there is no carry-over of entitlements into next year's account.
The forfeiture is calculated as the total annual allocation less total allocation diversion, as shown in the following table.
|
Account |
Volume (ML) |
|
248,117 |
|
less |
91,792 |
|
|
Forfeiture on 30 June 2013 |
156,325 |
Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations
Nil.
Uncertainty information
The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.