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National Water Account 2019

Adelaide: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

as at 30 June 2019

  • Water availability in the Adelaide region's storages was similar to last year.
  • Water availability is represented by the net water assets, which are the volume of water in storages minus the water liabilities.

 

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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.

 

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 2019 ML2018 ML2017 ML2016 ML2015 ML2014 ML
Water assets
Surface water 92,33792,399111,177103,30095,231123,158
Storages 91,37892,175111,177103,30094,769122,502
Rivers 959224**462**656
Claims: inter-region 000000
  
Groundwater 86,35686,35686,35686,35686,35686,356
Water table aquifer –
Underlying aquifers –
Other groundwater assets 86,35686,35686,35686,35686,35686,356
  
Urban water system  000000
Claims: surface water* 000000
Claims: groundwater* 000000
Irrigation scheme  000000
Claims: inter-region 000000
  
Total water assets 178,693178,755197,533189,656181,587209,514
Water liabilities
Surface water liability  307430545377614625
Allocation remaining: individual users 307430545377614625
Allocation remaining: urban system 000000
  
Groundwater liability  8,1767,43121,5429,0887,3216,107
Allocation remaining: individual users 8,1767,43121,5429,0887,3216,107
  
Total water liabilities 8,4837,86122,0879,4657,9356,732
Net water assets
Net surface water assets 92,03091,969110,632102,923**94,617**122,533
Opening net surface water assets 91,969110,632102,923**94,617**122,533**87,158
Change in net surface water assets 61(18,663)7,7098,306**(27,916)**35,375
Closing net surface water assets 92,03091,969110,632102,923**94,617**122,533
  
Net groundwater assets 78.18078,92564,81477,26879,03580,249
Opening net groundwater assets 78,92564,81477,26879,03580,24982,415
Change in net groundwater assets (745)14,111(12,454)(1,767)(1,214)(2,166)
Closing net groundwater assets 78,18078,92564,81477,26879,03580,249
  
Net urban water assets 000000
Opening net urban water assets 000000
Change in net urban water assets 000000
Closing net urban water assets 000000
  
Net irrigation scheme water assets 000000
Opening net irrigation scheme water assets 000000
Change in net irrigation scheme water assets 000000
Closing net irrigation scheme water assets 000000
Total closing net water assets  170,210170,894175,446180,191**173,652**202,782

 

* between-store flows

** different to published volume in historical accounts (see Governance section for more information)