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Daly: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

For the water account period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024

  • In the Daly region, water availability increased by 38% during 2023–24 in response to changes to surface water assets.
  • Water availability is represented by the net water assets, which are the volume of water assets minus the water liabilities.

 

Schematic representation of the Daly region. Total surface water and groundwater assets on 30 June 2024 was 19 GL. Total water liabilities was 0 GL. Closing net water assets on 30 June 2024 was 19 GL.

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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 2024 (ML)2023 (ML)2022 (ML)2021 (ML)2020 (ML)2019 (ML)
Water assets
Surface water19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
Accessible storage------
Dead storage------
Rivers19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
 
Groundwater------
Water table aquifer------
 
Total water assets19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
Water liabilities
Surface water liability000000
Surface water carryover000000
 
Groundwater liability000000
Groundwater carryover000000
 
Total water liabilities000000
Net water assets
Net surface water assets19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
Opening net surface water assets14,0668,97513,5387,7369,30614,549
Change in net surface water assets5,3985,091(4,563)5,802(1,570)(5,243)
Closing net surface water assets19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
 
Net groundwater assets------
Opening net groundwater assets------
Change in net groundwater assets------
Closing net groundwater assets------
Total closing net water assets19,46414,0668,97513,5387,7369,306
Total change in net water assets5,3985,091(4,563)5,802(1,570)(5,243)

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