Murray–Darling Basin
Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities

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for the year ended 30 June 2014

 2014 ML2013 ML
Water asset increases
Surface water increases24,415,37728,743,600
Precipitation on surface water1,172,6231,155,617
River inflow to region151,000451,000
Runoff to surface water20,739,83025,143,874
Point return from irrigation scheme259,779212,773
Overbank flood return to river channel--
Discharge from urban water system32,55131,636
Direct discharge by user--
Increase of inter-region surface water claim on water2,059,5941,748,700
Total Surface water increases24,415,37728,743,600
 
Groundwater increases4,570,1331,812,534
Groundwater inflow from outside region2,7332,646
Groundwater inflow from outside region at coast8250
Recharge from landscape3,552,5321,539,098
Leakage from off-channel water storage--
Leakage from urban water system--
Leakage from irrigation scheme--
Managed aquifer recharge: other schemes1,211631
Other groundwater increases1,013,575270,109
Total Groundwater increases4,570,1331,812,534
 
Total water asset increases28,985,51030,556,134
Water liability decreases
Surface water liability decreases867,6881,335,153
Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation675,4661,165,564
Adjustment and forfeiture of surface water allocation: urban water supply192,222169,589
Total Surface water liability decreases867,6881,335,153
 
Groundwater liability decreases1,113,5971,236,378
Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation1,077,8721,204,745
Adjustment and forfeiture of groundwater allocation: urban water supply35,72531,633
Total Groundwater liability decreases1,113,5971,236,378
 
Total water liability decreases1,981,2852,571,531
Water asset decreases
Surface water decreases18,664,92323,785,327
Evaporation from surface water2,701,7473,021,950
River outflow from the region1,784,0005,267,000
Surface water leakage to landscape--
Overbank flood spilling207,528437,901
Surface water diversions: other statutory rights68,21068,210
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to users1,337,0922,137,025
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to urban water supply7,16819,880
River and floodplain leakage, evaporation and errors12,556,17812,618,361
Decrease of inter-region surface water claim on water3,000215,000
Total Surface water decreases18,664,92323,785,327
 
Groundwater decreases3,924,0373,056,038
Groundwater outflow to outside region3121
Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast1,5161,446
Discharge to landscape1,583,8682,733,597
Groundwater extractions: other statutory rights221,408230,416
Other groundwater decreases2,117,21490,558
Total Groundwater decreases3,924,0373,056,038
 
Total water asset decreases22,588,96026,841,365
Water liability increases
Surface water liability increases7,439,6469,320,999
Surface water allocation announcements6,918,9728,785,815
Surface water allocation announcements: urban water supply520,674535,184
Total Surface water liability increases7,439,6469,320,999
 
Groundwater liability increases2,267,9542,215,723
Groundwater allocation announcements2,197,7322,146,994
Groundwater allocation announcements: urban water supply70,22268,729
Total Groundwater liability increases2,267,9542,215,723
 
Total water liability increases9,707,60011,536,722
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Total Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
 
Total unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Change in net water assets(2,080,592)(2,970,036)