Melbourne
Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
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.
as at 30 June 2014
| 2014 ML | 2013 ML | |
|---|---|---|
| Water assets | ||
| Surface water | 1,397,869 | 1,377,958 |
| Storages | 581,952 | 582,979 |
| Unregulated river | - | - |
| Regulated river | - | - |
| Inter-region claim on water | 815,917 | 794,979 |
| Claim on desalinated water | 0 | 0 |
| Total surface water | 1,397,869 | 1,377,958 |
| Groundwater | 38,619 | 38,619 |
| Water table aquifer | 22,054 | 22,054 |
| Underlying aquifers | 16,565 | 16,565 |
| Total groundwater | 38,619 | 38,619 |
| Urban water system | 29,715 | 29,132 |
| Urban water supply system | - | - |
| Wastewater system | 29,715 | 29,132 |
| Recycled water system | - | - |
| Total urban water system | 29,715 | 29,132 |
| Total water assets | 1,466,203 | 1,445,709 |
| Water liabilities | ||
| Surface water liability | 4,834 | 0 |
| Surface water allocation remaining: individual users | 4,834 | 0 |
| Inter-region commitment on surface water | 0 | 0 |
| Total surface water liability | 4,834 | 0 |
| Groundwater liability | 0 | 0 |
| Groundwater allocation remaining | 0 | 0 |
| Total groundwater liability | 0 | 0 |
| Total water liabilities | 4,834 | 0 |
| Opening net water assets | 1,445,709 | 1,443,482 |
| Change in net water assets | 15,660 | 2,227 |
| Closing net water assets | 1,461,369 | 1,445,709 |