Perth
5.4 Inter-region commitment on surface water

Supporting information

The volume recognised in the water accounting statements (0 ML) represents the volume of surface water allocation remaining for water supply to the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and Agricultural region, located outside of the Perth region boundary, at the end of 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

Water for the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and Agricultural region is diverted from Mundaring Reservoir. The water supply licence for Mundaring Reservoir has a water management year that ends at 30 June. At the end of the water management year, any unused allocation is forfeited. Therefore, the allocation remaining at 30 June 2013 is zero, as shown in the following table.


Volume of inter-region commitment on surface water remaining at the start and end of the 2012–13 year

 

Account

Volume (ML)

 

Opening balance (at 1 July 2012)

0

add

21.4 Increase of inter-region commitment on surface water

36,300

less

17.14 Surface water transfer under inter-region commitment

25,223

less

13.4 Adjustment and forfeiture of inter-region commitment on surface water

11,077

 

Closing balance (at 30 June 2013)

0

 

Assumptions, limitations, caveats and approximations

Nil.

Uncertainty information

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.