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Fitzroy: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

as at 30 June 2021

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

 

Schematic representation of the Fitzroy region. Total surface water and groundwater assets at 30 June 2021 was 425 GL. Total water liabilities was 0 GL. Closing net water assets at 30 June 2021 was 425 GL, 12% less 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 ML 2020 ML 2019 ML 2018 ML 2017 ML
Water assets
Surface water 410,266 363,406 483,868 599,043 993,820
Accessible storages 362,190 316,284 437,742 *543,421 *810,955
Dead storages 44,942 44,942 44,942 44,942 44,942
Rivers 3,134 2,180 1,184 10,680 137,883
 
Groundwater 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Water table aquifer 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Underlying aquifers – – – – –
 
Total water assets 424,890 378,030 498,492 *613,667 *1,008,444
Water liabilities
Surface water liability 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: individual users 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: urban system 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: irrigation scheme 0 0 0 0 0
 
Groundwater liability 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: individual users 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: urban system 0 0 0 0 0
Allocation remaining: irrigation scheme 0 0 0 0 0
 
Total water liabilities 0 0 0 0 0
 
Net water assets
Net surface water assets 410,266 363,406 483,868 599,043 993,820
Opening net surface water assets 363,406 483,868 599,043 *993,820 *804,553
Change in net surface water assets 46,860 (120,462) (115,175) *(394,777) *189,267
Closing net surface water assets 410,266 363,406 483,868 *599,043 *993,820
 
Net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Opening net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Change in net groundwater assets 0 0 0 0 0
Closing net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Total closing net water assets 424,890 378,030 498,492 *613,667 *1,008,444
           
Total change in net water assets 46,860 (120,462) (115,175) *(394,777) *189,267
 

 

* 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