Burdekin

Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities

The Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities shows the changes in water assets and water liabilities that occurred during the reporting year.

This statement is prepared on an accrual basis. The changes in water assets and water liabilities are recognised when the claim to water or the obligation to deliver it is recorded and not when the actual flow occurs.

The Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities for the Burdekin region for the 2013–14 year is provided below.

Line items in the statements are hyperlinked to the associated section of the Supporting information notes. Methods used to derive line item volumes are provided in the Quantification approaches notes.

 

 

for the year ended 30 June 2014


 2014 ML
Water asset increases
Surface water increases3,598,141
Precipitation on surface water87,791
Runoff to surface water3,510,350
Point return from irrigation scheme-
Discharge from urban water system-
Total surface water increases3,598,141
 
Groundwater increases34,275
Groundwater inflow from outside region-
Groundwater inflow from outside region at coast-
Recharge from landscape-
Managed aquifer recharge: individual users34,275
Discharge to groundwater from urban water system-
Leakage from irrigation scheme-
Total groundwater increases34,275
 
Total water asset increases3,632,416
Water liability decreases
Surface water liability decreases264,785
Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation: individual users146,073
Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation: urban water system1,000
Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation: irrigation scheme94,567
Adjustment and forfeiture of inter-region commitment on surface water23,145
Total surface water liability decreases264,785
 
Groundwater liability decreases10,000
Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation: individual users5,000
Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation: urban water system5,000
Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation: irrigation scheme-
Total groundwater liability decreases10,000
 
Total water liability decreases274,785
Water asset decreases
Surface water decreases2,264,618
Evaporation from surface water310,309
River outflow from the region1,862,192
River and floodplain leakage, evaporation and errors-
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to users92,117
Total surface water decreases2,264,618
 
Groundwater decreases35,072
Groundwater outflow to outside region-
Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast-
Discharge to landscape-
Entitled extraction of non-allocated groundwater to users35,072
Total groundwater decreases35,072
 
Total water asset decreases2,299,690
Water liability increases
Surface water liability increases1,140,093
Surface water allocation announcements: individual users468,730
Surface water allocation announcements: urban water system1,785
Surface water allocation announcements: irrigation scheme637,457
Increase of inter-region commitment on surface water32,121
Total surface water liability increases1,140,093
 
Groundwater liability increases20,000
Groundwater allocation announcements: individual users10,000
Groundwater allocation announcements: urban water system10,000
Groundwater allocation announcements: irrigation scheme-
Total groundwater liability increases20,000
 
Total water liability increases1,160,093
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference448,068
Unaccounted-for difference448,068
Total unaccounted-for difference448,068
 
Total unaccounted-for difference448,068
Change in net water assets(650)