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Fitzroy: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

as at 30 June 2022

  • Water availability in the Fitzroy region's storages increased during 2021-22.
  • 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 2022 was 509 GL. Total water liabilities was 0 GL. Closing net water assets at 30 June 2022 was 509 GL, 19% 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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 2022 ML2021 ML2020 ML2019 ML2018 ML2017 ML
Water assets
Surface water494,281411,325362,214483,104591,126857,981
Accessible storage447,977364,601316,147437,139543,134810,591
Dead storage44,94244,94244,94244,94244,94244,942
Rivers1,3621,7821,1251,0233,0502,448
 
Groundwater14,62414,62414,62414,62414,62414,624
Water table aquifer14,62414,62414,62414,62414,62414,624
 
Total water assets508,905425,949376,838497,728605,750872,605
Water liabilities
Surface water liability000000
Surface water carryover000000
 
Groundwater liability000000
Groundwater carryover000000
 
Total water liabilities000000
 
Net water assets
Net surface water assets494,281411,325362,214483,104591,126857,981
Opening net surface water assets411,325362,214483,104591,126857,981802,215
Change in net surface water assets82,95649,111(120,890)(108,022)(266,855)55,766
Closing net surface water assets494,281411,325362,214483,104591,126857,981
 
Net groundwater assets14,62414,62414,62414,62414,62414,624
Opening net groundwater assets14,62414,62414,62414,62414,62414,624
Change in net groundwater assets000000
Closing net groundwater assets14,62414,62414,62414,62414,62414,624
Total closing net water assets508,905425,949376,838497,728605,750872,605
Total change in net water assets82,95649,111(120,890)(108,022)(266,855)55,766

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