Adelaide: Statement of Water Flows
The volume of water in the region's storages at 30 June 2017 was 197,533 ML, an increase of 7,877 ML from the start of the 2016–17 year. This reflects the increase in water volume of most the region's surface water storages.
The Statement of Water Flows is provided below and presents the actual water flows associated with the region's water stores during the year, including flows corresponding to the accrual transactions shown in the Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities.
| 2017 ML | 2016 ML | |
|---|---|---|
| Water inflows | ||
| Surface water inflows | 860,148 | 317,884 |
| Precipitation | 14,381 | 7,329 |
| Runoff | 810,773 | 170,411 |
| Delivery: inter-region agreement | 34,994 | 140,144 |
| Groundwater inflows | 111,164 | 105,364 |
| Inter-region inflow | 60 | 20 |
| Inter-region coastal inflow | 1,085 | 1,300 |
| Recharge: landscape | 109,055 | 100,839 |
| Leakage: farm dams | – | – |
| Managed aquifer recharge: individual users | 964 | 3,205 |
| Urban water system inflows | 111,251 | 103,323 |
| Wastewater collected | 107,139 | 95,637 |
| Delivery: desalinated water | 4,112 | 7,686 |
| Irrigation scheme inflows | 6,251 | 9,377 |
| Delivery: inter-region agreement | 5,683 | 8,779 |
| Other increases | 568 | 598 |
| Total water inflows | 1,088,814 | 535,948 |
| Water outflows | ||
| Surface water outflows | 483,501 | 89,685 |
| Evaporation | 19,488 | 15,705 |
| Outflow | 459,018 | 70,010 |
| Recharge: landscape | – | – |
| Allocated diversion: individual users | 4,995 | 3,970 |
| Groundwater outflows | 42,507 | 58,458 |
| Inter-region outflow | 199 | 378 |
| Inter-region coastal outflow | 1,266 | 932 |
| Discharge: landscape | – | – |
| Extraction: statutory rights | 434 | 1,108 |
| Allocated extraction: individual users | 40,608 | 56,040 |
| Urban water system outflows | 220,816 | 213,904 |
| Supply system delivery: urban users | 123,830 | 134,533 |
| Discharge: sea | 76,769 | 56,381 |
| Supply system transfer: inter-region | 3,793 | 4,771 |
| Recycled water delivery: urban users | 5,623 | 5,972 |
| Other wastewater discharge | 582 | – |
| Other supply system decreases | 1,825 | 2,043 |
| Other wastewater decreases | 8,394 | 10,204 |
| Irrigation scheme outflows | 21,879 | 28,815 |
| Delivery | 21,879 | 28,815 |
| Total water outflows | 768,703 | 390,862 |
| Unaccounted-for difference | (312,234) | (136,555) |
| Opening water storage | 189,656 | 181,125 |
| Change in water storage | 7,877 | 8,531 |
| Closing water storage | 197,533 | 189,656 |