Melbourne: Reconciliations

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
2015 ML | 2014 ML | |
Closing water storage presented in the Statement of Water Flows | 589,364 | 650,286 |
Surface water | ||
Storages | 522,005 | 581,952 |
Unregulated river | – | – |
Regulated river | – | – |
Groundwater | ||
Water table aquifer | 22,054 | 22,054 |
Underlying aquifers | 16,565 | 16,565 |
Urban water system | ||
Supply system | – | – |
Wastewater | 28,740 | 29,715 |
Recycled water | – | – |
Total water storage as presented in the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities | 589,364 | 650,286 |
add Other water assets | ||
Claims: inter-region | 765,623 | 815,917 |
Claims: desalinated water | 0 | 0 |
Total water assets | 1,354,987 | 1,466,203 |
Net change in water storage to the change in net water assets
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-region | 50,294 | (20,938) |
Claims: desalinated water | 0 | 0 |
Total change in non-physical water assets | 50,294 | (20,938) |
Change in water liabilities | ||
Surface water liability | ||
Allocation remaining: individual users | 1,118 | 4,834 |
Commitment: inter-region | 0 | 0 |
Groundwater liability | ||
Allocation remaining: individual users | 0 | 0 |
Total change in water liabilities | 1,118 | 4,834 |
Net change in water storage | (60,922) | (444) |