South East Queensland
Statement of Water Flows

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for the year ended 30 June 2013

2013 ML 2012 ML
Water inflows
Surface water inflows 7,447,889 6,122,618
9.1 Precipitation on surface water 260,396 241,032
9.3 Groundwater discharge - -
9.4 Runoff to surface water 7,182,219 5,874,622
9.6 Overbank flood return to river channel - -
9.10 Direct discharge by user 5,274 6,964
Total Surface water inflows 7,447,889 6,122,618
Groundwater inflows - -
10.1 Groundwater inflow from outside region - -
10.3 Recharge from landscape - -
10.4 Recharge from surface water to groundwater - -
10.5 Leakage from off-channel water storage - -
Total Groundwater inflows - -
Urban water system inflows 271,987 272,384
11.1 Precipitation on urban water system - -
11.4 Wastewater collected 244,668 246,055
11.5 Delivery of water from outside region to urban water system 24,514 22,902
11.6 Delivery of desalinated water to urban water system 2,805 3,427
11.7 Stormwater ingress - -
11.8 Infiltration from groundwater to urban water system - -
Total Urban water system inflows 271,987 272,384
Total water inflows 7,719,876 6,395,002
Water outflows
Surface water outflows 7,718,671 4,134,124
17.1 Evaporation from surface water 279,163 245,731
17.2 River outflow from the region 7,154,690 3,631,308
17.3 Discharge from surface water to groundwater - -
17.4 Surface water leakage to landscape 259,661 232,271
17.5 Overbank flood spilling - -
17.6 Surface water diversions – other statutory rights 3,628 3,628
17.7 Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to users 9,035 9,035
17.11 Entitled diversion of allocated surface water to users 5,986 5,986
17.21 Other surface water outflows 6,508 6,165
Total Surface water outflows 7,718,671 4,134,124
Groundwater outflows 5,142 3,776
18.1 Groundwater outflow to outside region - -
18.2 Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast - -
18.3 Discharge to landscape - -
18.4 Discharge to surface water - -
18.6 Infiltration to urban water system - -
18.7 Groundwater extractions – other statutory rights - -
18.8 Entitled extraction of non-allocated groundwater to users 3,064 2,003
18.11 Entitled extraction of allocated groundwater to users 2,078 1,773
Total Groundwater outflows 5,142 3,776
Urban water system outflows 429,363 465,924
19.1 Evaporation from urban water system - -
19.2 Urban water system leakage to landscape 0 0
19.4 Delivery to urban water system users 236,941 259,039
19.7 Wastewater discharge outside of region 183,894 203,228
19.8 Other wastewater discharge 892 645
19.11 Transfer of water outside of region 419 3,012
19.20 Other urban water system decreases 7,217 0
Total Urban water system outflows 429,363 465,924
Total water outflows 8,153,176 4,603,824
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference (509,383) 1,529,858
25.1 Unaccounted-for difference (509,383) 1,529,858
Total Unaccounted-for difference (509,383) 1,529,858
Total unaccounted-for difference (509,383) 1,529,858
Opening water storage 2,491,853 2,230,533
Add/(Less): Change in water storage 76,083 261,320
Closing water storage 2,567,936 2,491,853