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National Water Account 2015

Adelaide: Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities

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The Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities presents 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. Figure W2 shows the transactions that change the water assets and water liabilities of the region, including:

  • accrual (non-physical) transactions, indicated by the glass of water symbols
  • actual water flows (both natural and engineered), indicated by the arrows.

 

Figure W2 Changes in water assets and water liabilities for the region during the 2014–15 year

Figure W2 Changes in water assets and water liabilities for the region during the 2014–15 year

 

More detail on the changes in water assets and water liabilities for the 2014–15 year is provided in the Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities below.

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 2015

 2015 ML2014 ML
Water asset increases
Surface water increases 374,616589,932 
Precipitation7,09611,209
Runoff237,520448,723
Claims: inter-region130,000130,000
Total surface water increases374,616589,932 
 
Groundwater increases414,149 529,553
Inter-region inflow2721
Inter-region coastal inflow1,6031,624
Recharge: landscape408,445526,777
Leakage: farm dams8881,131
Managed aquifer recharge: individual users3,186-
Total groundwater increases414,149 529,553 
 
Urban water system increases121,219 162,925
Wastewater collected94,46395,560
Delivery: desalinated water22,72560,950
Supply system delivery: inter-region4,0316,415
Total urban water system increases121,219162,925
 
Irrigation scheme increases8,2586,904
Claims: inter-region7,6746,294
Other increases584610
Total irrigation scheme increases8,2586,904
 
Total water asset increases 918,2421,289,314
Water liability decreases
Surface water liability decreases5,7002,634 
Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users5,7002,634
Total surface water liability decreases5,7002,634
 
Groundwater liability decreases 50,69321,758 
Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users50,69321,758
Total groundwater liability decreases50,69321,758
 
Total water liability decreases56,39324,392
Water asset decreases
Surface water decreases201,277289,598
Evaporation24,65116,954
Outflow106,422166,640
Recharge: landscape--
Diversion: other statutory rights01,738
Claims: inter-region66,17397,851
Other decreases4,0316,415
Total surface water decreases201,277289,598
 
Groundwater decreases 337,585264,940 
Inter-region outflow368383
Inter-region coastal outflow966972
Discharge: landscape335,143243,506
Discharge: farm dams--
Extraction: statutory rights1,10820,079
Total groundwater decreases337,585264,940
 
Urban water system decreases213,076209,298
Evaporation8,9423,821
Supply system delivery: urban users136,092132,547
Discharge: sea58,46264,399
Supply system transfer: inter-region4,4174,150
Other supply system decreases1,2571,325
Recycled water delivery: urban users3,9063,056
Total urban water system decreases213,076209,298
 
Irrigation scheme decreases 27,38324,222 
Delivery26,99224,149
Claims: inter-region39173
Total irrigation scheme decreases27,38324,222
 
Total water asset decreases779,321788,058
Water liability increases
Surface water liability increases8,6293,631 
Allocation: individual users8,6293,631
Total surface water liability increases8,6293,631
 
Groundwater liability increases102,05047,483 
Allocation: individual users102,05047,483
Total groundwater liability increases102,05047,483
 
Total water liability increases110,67951,114
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference 113,802441,314 
Unaccounted-for difference 113,802 441,314
 
Total unaccounted-for difference 113,802441,314
Change in net water assets (29,167)33,220