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Canberra: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

as at 30 June 2021

  • Water availability in the Canberra region's storages increased during 2020–21.
  • Water availability is represented by the net water assets, which are the volume of water assets minus the water liabilities.

 

Schematic representation of the Canberra region. Total water assets at 30 June 2021 was 332 GL. Total water liabilities was 0 GL. Closing net water assets at 30 June 2021 was 332 GL, 67% more than last year.

 

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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 2021 ML2020 ML2019 ML2018 ML2017 ML2016 ML
Water assets
Surface water 330,696197,831202,110236,639279,002280,711
Accessible storages277,839152,720157,079191,647233,842**230,913
Dead storages5,0585,0585,0585,0585,0585,058
Rivers8,631862743754932**5,416
Lakes and wetlands39,16839,19139,23039,180**39,170**39,324
  
Groundwater ––––––
Aquifers––––––
  
Urban system 966966966966966966
Urban system storages966966966**966**966**966
Claims: surface water*000000
  
Total water assets331,662198,797203,076**237,605**279,968**281,677
Water liabilities
Surface water liability000000
Allocation remaining: individual users000000
Allocation remaining: urban system*000000
 
Groundwater liability000000
Allocation remaining: individual users000000
 
Total water liabilities000000
Net water assets
Net surface water assets330,696197,831202,110236,639279,002280,711
Opening net surface water assets197,831202,110236,639279,002**280,711**267,508
Change in net surface water assets132,865(4,279)(34,529)(42,363)**(1,709)**13,203
Closing net surface water assets330,696197,831202,110236,639**279,002**280,711
 
Net groundwater assets––––––
Opening net groundwater assets––––––
Change in net groundwater assets000000
Closing net groundwater assets––––––
 
Net urban water assets966966966966966966
Opening net urban water assets966966966**966**966**900
Change in net urban water assets000000
Closing net urban water assets966966966**966**966**966
 
Total closing net water assets 331,662198,797203,076**237,605**279,968**281,677
       
Total change in net water assets132,865(4,279)(34,529)**(42,363)**(1,709)**13,203

 

* between-store claims / liabilities

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

Note: quantification approaches used to derive each item volume are provided in the Methods