Murray–Darling Basin

                                                                                                   

28.1.2 Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation – urban class

                             

Supporting information   


The volumetric value for the line item is 10,640 ML. The following table provides a breakdown of the volume.

 

 

Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation for urban class in the Murray–Darling Basin for 2009–10

No.

Groundwater management unit (GMU)

State

Volume

2009–10 (ML)

1

Lower Gwydir Alluvium

NSW

895

2

Lower Lachlan Alluvium

NSW

1,373

3

Upper Lachlan Alluvium

NSW

–

4

Lower Macquarie Alluvium

NSW

1,741

5

Lower Murray Alluvium

NSW

43

Lower Murrumbidgee – sum composed of GMUs 6 & 7

NSW

1,477

6

Lower Murrumbidgee deep groundwater source

NSW

1,477

7

Lower Murrumbidgee shallow groundwater source

NSW

–

8

Mid Murrumbidgee Alluvium

NSW

–

9

Lower Namoi Alluvium

NSW

2,171

10

Upper Namoi Alluvium

NSW

2,940

Katunga–Campaspe – sum composed of GMUs 11–13

Vic

–

11

Campaspe Deep Lead Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

12

Katunga Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

13

Shepparton Irrigation Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

14

Mid Loddon Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

Lower Murray–Darling Basin GMUs – sum composed of GMUs 15–27

 

–

15

Balrootan (Nhill) Groundwater Management Area

Vic

–

16

Goroke Groundwater Management Area

Vic

–

17

Kaniva TCSA Groundwater Management Area

Vic

–

18

Murrayville Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

19

Nhill Groundwater Management Area

Vic

–

20

Telopea Downs Water Supply Protection Area

Vic

–

21

Angas–Bremer Prescribed Wells Area

SA

–

22

Coorong

SA

–

23

Ferries–McDonald

SA

–

24

Mallee Prescribed Wells Area

SA

–

25

Murraylands

SA

–

26

Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area

SA

–

27

River Murray Prescribed Water Course

SA

–

 

Total Basin

10,640

– = no data available

Only the nominated groundwater management units for reporting in the National Water Account 2010 have been included in this table. Other GMUs units do exist and may have volumes for allocations.

 

Quantification approach   


Data source

Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).

 

Data provider

MDBA.

 

Method

Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation is calculated by deducting the allocation extraction from allocation announcement (urban class)

 

Uncertainty

Estimated uncertainty is ungraded.

 

Approximations, assumptions, caveats/limitations

Nil.