Canberra: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
as at 30 June 2019
- Water availability in the Canberra region's storages decreased during 2018–19.
- Water availability is represented by the net water assets, which are the volume of water assets 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.
Select comparative year
| 2019 ML | 2018 ML | 2017 ML | 2016 ML | 2015 ML | 2014 ML | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water assets | |||||||
| Surface water | 202,110 | 236,639 | 279,002 | 280,711 | 267,508 | 264,059 | |
| Storages | 162,137 | 196,705 | 238,900 | **235,971 | **225,741 | **219,642 | |
| Rivers | 743 | 754 | 932 | **5,416 | **2,629 | **5,675 | |
| Lakes and wetlands | 39,230 | 39,180 | **39,170 | **39,324 | **39,138 | 38,742 | |
| Groundwater | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Water table aquifer | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Underlying aquifers | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Urban system | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 900 | |
| Urban system storages | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 900 | |
| Claims: surface water* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total water assets | 203,076 | 237,605 | 279,968 | 281,677 | 268,474 | 264,959 | |
| Water liabilities | |||||||
| Surface water liability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allocation remaining: urban system* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Groundwater liability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allocation remaining: individual users | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total water liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net water assets | |||||||
| Net surface water assets | 202,110 | 236,639 | 279,002 | 280,711 | 267,508 | 264,059 | |
| Opening net surface water assets | 236,639 | 279,002 | 280,711 | 267,508 | 264,059 | 219,591 | |
| Change in net surface water assets | (34,529) | (42,363) | (1,709) | 13,203 | 3,449 | 44,468 | |
| Closing net surface water assets | 202,110 | 236,639 | 279,002 | 280,711 | 267,508 | 264,059 | |
| Net groundwater assets | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Opening net groundwater assets | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Change in net groundwater assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Closing net groundwater assets | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Net urban water assets | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 900 | |
| Opening net urban water assets | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 900 | 955 | |
| Change in net urban water assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | (55) | |
| Closing net urban water assets | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 900 | |
| Total closing net water assets | 203,076 | 237,605 | 279,968 | 281,677 | 268,474 | 264,959 | |
* between-store claims / liabilities
** different to published volume in historical accounts (see Governance section for more information)