Murray–Darling Basin
Reconciliations
Tables 1 and 2 present information on (1) reconciliation of closing water storage to total water assets for the two segments, and (2) reconciliation of the net change in water storage to the change in net water assets.
| Description | Northern Basin | Southern Basin | Whole region | |||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Closing water storage presented in the Statement of Water Flows | 2,533,293 | 4,530,689 | 16,743,638 | 18,513,645 | 19,276,931 | 23,044,335 |
| Surface water | ||||||
| Storages | 1,421,820 | 2,982,390 | 11,734,827 | 13,039,374 | 13,156,647 | 16,021,763 |
| Unregulated river | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Regulated river | 8,943 | 10,911 | 1,117,869 | 998,377 | 1,126,812 | 1,009,288 |
| Lakes and wetlands | 0 | 0 | 1,893,866 | 1,799,526 | 1,893,866 | 1,799,526 |
| Other surface water assets | 0 | 0 | 10,079 | 20,592 | 10,079 | 20,592 |
| Total Surface water | 1,430,763 | 2,993,301 | 14,756,641 | 15,857,867 | 16,187,404 | 18,851,169 |
| Groundwater | ||||||
| Water table aquifer | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Underlying aquifers | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other groundwater assets | 1,102,530 | 1,537,388 | 1,986,997 | 2,655,778 | 3,089,527 | 4,193,166 |
| Total Groundwater store | 1,102,530 | 1,537,388 | 1,986,997 | 2,655,778 | 3,089,527 | 4,193,166 |
| Total closing water storage | 2,533,293 | 4,530,689 | 16,743,638 | 18,513,647 | 19,276,931 | 23,044,335 |
| plus Other water assets | ||||||
| Surface water | ||||||
| Inter-region claim on water | 0 | 0 | 670,826 | 306,397 | 670,826 | 306,397 |
| Total Surface water | 0 | 0 | 670,826 | 306,397 | 670,826 | 306,397 |
| Total other water assets | 0 | 0 | 670,826 | 306,397 | 670,826 | 306,397 |
| Total water assets | 2,533,293 | 4,530,689 | 17,414,464 | 18,820,044 | 19,947,757 | 23,350,732 |
– = Data not available
| Description | Northern Basin | Southern Basin | Whole region | |||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Change in net water assets | (891,188) | (758,717) | (1,189,403) | (2,211,320) | (2,080,592) | (2,970,036) |
| adjustments for: | ||||||
| (Increase) / decrease in non-physical water assets | ||||||
| Surface water | ||||||
| Inter-region claim on water | 0 | 0 | (364,429) | 607,379 | (364,429) | 607,379 |
| Increase / (decrease) in water liabilities | ||||||
| Surface water liability | ||||||
| Surface water allocation remaining | (1,106,208) | (590,493) | (215,903) | (2,360,568) | (1,322,111) | (2,951,061) |
| Surface water allocation remaining - urban water system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundwater liability | ||||||
| Groundwater allocation remaining | 0 | 0 | (272) | (94) | (272) | (94) |
| Net change in water storage | (1,997,397) | (1,349,209) | (1,770,007) | (3,964,603) | (3,767,404) | (5,313,812) |