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Fitzroy: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

For the water account period 01 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

  • Water availability in the Fitzroy region's storages increased during 2022-23.
  • 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 2023 was 727 GL. Total water liabilities was 0 GL. Closing net water assets at 30 June 2023 was 727 GL, 42% 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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  2023 (ML) 2022 (ML) 2021 (ML) 2020 (ML) 2019 (ML) 2018 (ML)
Water assets
Surface water 711,948 496,541 411,331 362,214 483,104 591,126
Accessible storage 666,386 448,247 364,601 316,147 437,139 543,134
Dead storage 44,942 44,942 44,942 44,942 44,942 44,942
Rivers 620 3,352 1,782 1,125 1,023 3,050
 
Groundwater 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Water table aquifer 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
 
Total water assets 726,572 511,165 425,955 376,838 497,728 605,750
Water liabilities
Surface water liability 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surface water carryover 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Groundwater liability 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groundwater carryover 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Total water liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Net water assets
Net surface water assets 711,948 496,541 411,331 362,214 483,104 591,126
Opening net surface water assets 496,541 411,331 362,214 483,104 591,126 965,046
Change in net surface water assets 215,407 85,210 49,117 (120,890) (108,022) (373,920)
Closing net surface water assets 711,948 496,541 411,331 362,214 483,104 591,126
 
Net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Opening net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Change in net groundwater assets 0 0 0 0 0 0
Closing net groundwater assets 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624 14,624
Total closing net water assets 726,572 511,165 425,955 376,838 497,728 605,750
Total change in net water assets 215,407 85,210 49,117 (120,890) (108,022) (373,920)

 

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