Fitzroy: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
as at 30 June 2017
- Water availability in the Fitzroy region's storages increased by 21% during 2016–17.
- 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.
| 2017 ML | ||
|---|---|---|
| Water assets | ||
| Surface water | 1,093,119 | |
| Storages | 955,236 | |
| Rivers | 137,883 | |
| Groundwater | 14,624 | |
| Water table aquifer | 14,624 | |
| Underlying aquifers | – | |
| Total water assets | 1,107,743 | |
| Water liabilities | ||
| Surface water liability | – | |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | – | |
| Allocation remaining: urban system | – | |
| Allocation remaining: irrigation | – | |
| Groundwater liability | – | |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | – | |
| Allocation remaining: urban system | – | |
| Total water liabilities | ||
| Opening net water assets | 918,575 | |
| Change in net water assets | 189,168 | |
| Closing net water assets | 1,107,743 | |