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National Water Account 2019

Fitzroy: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

as at 30 June 2019

  • Water availability in the Fitzroy region's storages decreased during 2018–19.
  • 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 ML
Water assets
Surface water 483,868599,043993,820
Storages 482,684*588,363*855,937
Rivers 1,18410,680137,883
 
Groundwater 14,62414,62414,624
Water table aquifer 14,62414,62414,624
Underlying aquifers –––
 
Total water assets 498,492613,6671,008,444
Water liabilities
Surface water liability 000
Allocation remaining: individual users 000
Allocation remaining: urban system 000
Allocation remaining: irrigation 000
 
Groundwater liability 000
Allocation remaining: individual users 000
Allocation remaining: urban system 000
Allocation remaining: irrigation 000
 
Total water liabilities 000
 
Net water assets
Net surface water assets 483,868599,043993,820
Opening net surface water assets 599,043*993,820*804,553
Change in net surface water assets (115,175)*(394,777)*189,267
Closing net surface water assets 483,868*599,043*993,820
 
Net groundwater assets 14,62414,62414,624
Opening net groundwater assets 14,62414,62414,624
Change in net groundwater assets 000
Closing net groundwater assets 14,62414,62414,624
Total closing net water assets 498,492*613,667*1,008,444
 

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