Adelaide: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
Water availability in the Adelaide region increased during the 2015–16 year, from 173,190 ML to 180,191 ML. Water availability is represented by the net water assets, which are the volume of water in storages minus the water liabilities.
The Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities is provided in the table below. The statement presents the volume of water assets and water liabilities at the start and end of the reporting year.
Items in the statements are hyperlinked to the associated section of the Statement details. Methods used to derive item volumes are provided in the Reference Information.
as at 30 June 2016
| 2016 ML | 2015 ML | |
|---|---|---|
| Water assets | ||
| Surface water | 103,300 | 94,769 |
| Storages | 103,300 | 94,769 |
| Unregulated river | – | – |
| Claims: inter-region | 0 | 0 |
| Total surface water | 103,300 | 94,769 |
| Groundwater | 86,356 | 86,356 |
| Water table aquifer | – | – |
| Underlying aquifers | – | – |
| Other groundwater assets | 86,356 | 86,356 |
| Total groundwater | 86,356 | 86,356 |
| Irrigation scheme | 0 | 0 |
| Claims: inter-region | 0 | 0 |
| Total irrigation scheme | 0 | 0 |
| Total water assets | 189,656 | 181,125 |
| Water liabilities | ||
| Surface water liability | 377 | 614 |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | 377 | 614 |
| Total surface water liability | 377 | 614 |
| Groundwater liability | 9,088 | 7,321 |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | 9,088 | 7,321 |
| Total groundwater liability | 9,088 | 7,321 |
| Total water liabilities | 9,465 | 7,935 |
| Opening net water assets | 173,190 | 202,126 |
| Change in net water assets | 7,001 | (28,936) |
| Closing net water assets | 180,191 | 173,190 |