National Water Account 2015

Melbourne: Reconciliations

City of Melbourne,Yarra River Victoria (iStock © Blues and Views)

Introduction

The following reconciliation tables verify:

  • how the region’s closing water storage in the Statement of Water Flows reconciles to the total water assets reported in the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
  • how the region’s change in water storage in the Statement of Flows reconciles to the change in net water assets reported in the Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities.

 

Closing water storage to total water assets

 

Table N22 Reconciliation of closing water storage to total water assets for the Melbourne region
 2015
ML
2014
ML
Closing water storage presented in the Statement of Water Flows589,364650,286
   
Surface water  
Storages522,005581,952
Unregulated river
Regulated river
Groundwater  
Water table aquifer22,05422,054
Underlying aquifers16,56516,565
Urban water system 
Supply system
Wastewater 28,74029,715
Recycled water
   
Total water storage as presented in the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities589,364650,286
   
add Other water assets  
Claims: inter-region765,623815,917
Claims: desalinated water00
   
Total water assets1,354,9871,466,203

 

Net change in water storage to the change in net water assets

 

Table N23 Reconciliation of the net change in water storage to the change in net water assets for the Melbourne region
 2015
ML
2014
ML
Change in net water assets(112,334)15,660
adjustments for:  
Change in non-physical water assets  
Surface water  
Claims: inter-region50,294(20,938)
Claims: desalinated water00
Total change in non-physical water assets50,294(20,938)
   
Change in water liabilities  
Surface water liability  
Allocation remaining: individual users1,1184,834
Commitment: inter-region00
Groundwater liability  
Allocation remaining: individual users00
Total change in water liabilities1,1184,834
   
Net change in water storage(60,922)(444)