Ord: Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities
for the year ended 30 June 2018
- Water availability decreased by about 25% during 2017–18. This follows a large increase in water availability the previous year.
- The change in water available is represented by the change in net water assets.
The Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities is provided in the table below. The statement presents the changes in water assets and water liabilities that occurred during the year, including accrual transactions (e.g. allocations and forfeitures) and actual water flows, both natural and engineered.
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| 2018 ML | 2017 ML | 2016 ML | 2015 ML | 2014 ML | 2013 ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water asset increases | ||||||
| Surface water increases | 4,248,765 | 28,297,292 | 4,306,338 | 6,467,901 | 14,958,874 | 2,728,875 |
| Precipitation | 568,159 | 1,534,441 | 647,542 | 582,188 | 1,043,170 | 556,514 |
| Runoff | 3,620,039 | 26,318,600 | 3,607,211 | 5,834,254 | 13,915,118 | 2,171,758 |
| Point return: irrigation | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | – | – |
| Flood return | 8,982 | 392,666 | – | – | – | – |
| Discharge: wastewater | 585 | 585 | 585 | 459 | 586 | 603 |
| Groundwater increases | 6,637 | 7,579 | 8,572 | 9,332 | 10,684 | 10,764 |
| Inter-region inflow | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Recharge: landscape | 6,637 | 7,579 | 8,572 | 9,332 | 10,684 | 10,764 |
| Total water asset increases | 4,255,402 | 28,304,871 | 4,314,910 | 6,477,233 | 14,969,558 | 2,739,639 |
| Water liability decreases | ||||||
| Surface water liability decreases | 212,121 | 208,928 | 199,098 | 207,721 | 205,603 | 204,410 |
| Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users | 2,172 | 9,190 | 14,402 | *15,142 | 9,412 | 14,445 |
| Adjustment and forfeiture: urban system | 275 | 294 | 342 | 339 | 302 | 348 |
| Adjustment and forfeiture: irrigation | 209,674 | 199,444 | *184,354 | *192,240 | *195,889 | *189,617 |
| Groundwater liability decreases | 1,571 | 6,703 | 5,704 | 4,901 | 3,422 | 3,421 |
| Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users | 649 | 5,763 | 4,836 | 3,974 | 2,440 | 2,467 |
| Adjustment and forfeiture: urban system | 922 | 940 | 868 | 927 | 982 | 954 |
| Total water liability decreases | 213,692 | 215,631 | 204,802 | 212,622 | 209,025 | 207,831 |
| Water asset decreases | ||||||
| Surface water decreases | 5,904,962 | 19,914,272 | 5,009,306 | 6,264,737 | 10,232,824 | 4,132,058 |
| Evaporation | 2,266,879 | 2,310,797 | 2,055,633 | 2,458,054 | 1,384,330 | 1,488,640 |
| Outflow | 3,606,753 | 16,921,169 | 2,953,593 | 3,806,638 | 8,848,449 | 2,643,399 |
| Leakage: landscape | 80 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 45 | 19 |
| Overbank flow | 31,250 | 682,226 | – | – | – | – |
| River loss | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Groundwater decreases | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inter-region outflow | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Discharge: landscape | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total water asset decreases | 5,904,962 | 19,914,272 | 5,009,306 | 6,264,737 | 10,232,824 | 4,132,058 |
| Water liability increases | ||||||
| Surface water liability increases | 333,259 | 425,181 | 424,911 | 425,187 | 376,456 | 377,080 |
| Allocation: individual users | 34,459 | 37,681 | 37,336 | 37,612 | 37,581 | 38,205 |
| Allocation: urban system | 700 | 700 | 775 | 775 | 775 | 775 |
| Allocation: irrigation | 298,100 | 386,800 | 386,800 | 386,800 | 338,100 | 338,100 |
| Groundwater liability increases | 8,207 | 14,234 | 14,288 | 14,205 | 14,012 | 14,180 |
| Allocation: individual users | 5,507 | 11,534 | 11,588 | 11,505 | 11,312 | 11,480 |
| Allocation: urban system | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 |
| Total water liability increases | 341,466 | 439,415 | 439,199 | 439,392 | 390,468 | 391,260 |
| Unaccounted-for difference | (946,563) | (4,425,862) | (957,333) | *(982,659) | *(2,217,825) | *(602,498) |
| Change in net water assets | ||||||
| Change in net surface water assets | (2,723,898) | 3,740,905 | *(1,886,114) | *(996,961) | *2,337,372 | *(2,178,351) |
| Change in net groundwater assets | 1 | 48 | (12) | 28 | 94 | 5 |
| Total change in net water assets | (2,723,897) | 3,740,953 | (1,886,126) | (996,933) | 2,337,466 | (2,178,346) |
* different to published volume in historical accounts (see Governance section for more information)