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National Water Account 2019

Burdekin: Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities

for the year ended 30 June 2019

  • Water availability increased during 2018–19 for the fourth successive year.
  • The change in water available is represented by the change in net water assets.

 

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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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 2019 ML2018 ML2017 ML2016 ML2015 ML2014 ML
Water asset increases
Surface water increases 20,435,8288,220,5937,988,6893,442,9161,730,6033,598,141
Precipitation 469,805168,895
354,51085,15390,68087,791
Runoff 19,585,8827,912,603
7,582,4533,357,7631,639,9233,510,350
Flood return 380,141139,095
51,726–––
 
Groundwater increases 184,150142,02899,104112,48381,673127,726
Managed aquifer recharge: individual users 184,15071,80299,10498,22081,67334,275
Other groundwater increases 070,226014,263093,451
 
Total water asset increases 20,619,9788,362,6218,087,7933,555,3991,812,2763,725,867
Water liability decreases
Surface water liability decreases 588,543507,847504,104524,910348,175159,988
Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users 372,759366,936382,897309,383403,34354,740
Adjustment and forfeiture: urban system 10,570973,6689,71010,36110,681
Adjustment and forfeiture: irrigation 189,494135,16997,952187,488(65,529)94,567
Adjustment and forfeiture: inter-region 15,7205,64519,58718,32900
 
Groundwater liability decreases 19,93812,02326,10827,28138,5915,000
Adjustment and forfeiture: individual users 00927,28138,5915,000
Adjustment and forfeiture: urban system 200193242000
Adjustment and forfeiture: irrigation 19,73811,83025,857000
 
Total water liability decreases 608,481519,870530,212552,191386,766164,988
Water asset decreases
Surface water decreases 21,277,7006,939,5645,401,2022,163,4021,627,4242,264,618
Evaporation 716,345655,354481,524351,723504,892310,309
Outflow 19,708,4755,877,2684,629,6551,652,9351,007,1961,862,192
Overbank flow 692,640241,322117,318–––
Non-allocated diversion: individual users 160,240165,620172,705158,744115,33692,117
 
Groundwater decreases 136,748112,86662,61451,99937,01035,072
Non-allocated extraction: individual users 136,748112,86653,37851,99937,01035,072
Other 009,236000
 
Total water asset decreases 21,414,4487,052,4305,463,8162,215,4011,664,4342,299,690
Water liability increases
Surface water liability increases 1,159,1801,153,8151,151,4381,165,2021,118,5201,118,522
Allocation: individual users 439,777440,508489,996440,725464,916468730
Allocation: urban system 11,84413,90912,27211,97312,31812,335
Allocation: irrigation 676,134667,973617,745681,079641,286637,457
Allocation: inter-region 31,42531,42531,42531,425––
 
Groundwater liability increases 51,49255,83845,10055,71556,44110,000
Allocation: individual users 7048711,09155,71556,44110,000
Allocation: urban system 480480480000
Allocation: irrigation 50,30854,48743,529000
 
Total water liability increases 1,210,6721,209,6531,196,5381,220,9171,174,9611,128,522
 
Unaccounted-for difference 1,475,496(620,406)(1,951,150)(222,311)165,172(462,044)
 
Change in net water assets      
Change in net surface water assets 59,299(70,224)15,737434,698(475,181)(92,852)
Change in net groundwater assets 19,53670,226(9,236)14,263093,451
Total change in net water assets  78,83526,501448,961(475,181)599