South East Queensland
Statement of Water Flows

for the year ended 30 June 2014

 2014 ML2013 ML
Water inflows
Surface water inflows1,847,9257,447,998
Precipitation on surface water143,512260,505
Groundwater discharge––
Runoff to surface water1,699,4797,182,219
Overbank flood return to river channel––
Direct discharge by user4,9345,274
Total surface water inflows1,847,9257,447,998
 
Groundwater inflows––
Groundwater inflow from outside region––
Recharge from landscape––
Recharge from surface water to groundwater––
Leakage from off-channel water storage––
Total groundwater inflows––
 
Urban water system inflows229,413271,987
Precipitation on urban water system––
Wastewater collected207,971244,668
Delivery of water from outside region to urban water system20,00724,514
Delivery of desalinated water to urban water system1,4352,805
Stormwater ingress––
Infiltration from groundwater to urban water system––
Total urban water system inflows229,413271,987
 
Total water inflows2,077,3387,719,985
Water outflows
Surface water outflows2,077,3387,718,671
Evaporation from surface water286,303279,163
River outflow from the region904,4917,154,690
Discharge from surface water to groundwater––
Surface water leakage to landscape279,567259,661
Overbank flood spilling––
Surface water diversions – other statutory rights3,6703,628
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to users9,1529,035
Entitled diversion of allocated surface water to users5,9865,986
Other surface water outflows6,7426,508
Total surface water outflows1,495,9117,718,671
 
Groundwater outflows7,3345,142
Groundwater outflow to outside region––
Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast––
Discharge to landscape––
Discharge to surface water––
Infiltration to urban water system––
Groundwater extractions – other statutory rights––
Entitled extraction of non-allocated groundwater to users3,9943,064
Entitled extraction of allocated groundwater to users3,3402,078
Total groundwater outflows7,3345,142
 
Urban water system outflows410,411429,363
Evaporation from urban water system263–
Urban water system leakage to landscape00
Delivery to urban water system users263,380236,941
Wastewater discharge outside of region138,628183,894
Other wastewater discharge1,527892
Transfer of water outside of region3,120419
Other urban water system decreases3,4937,239
Total urban water system outflows410,411429,385
 
Total water outflows1,913,6568,153,176
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference395,333(508,497)
Unaccounted-for difference395,333(508,497)
Total unaccounted-for difference395,333(508,497)
 
Total unaccounted-for difference395,333(508,497)
Opening water storage 2,567,1372,491,853
Change in water storage(231,651)75,284
Closing water storage2,335,4862,567,137