Murray–Darling Basin: Reconciliations
Introduction
The following reconciliation tables verify:
- how the region’s closing water storage in the Statement of Water Flows reconciles to the total water assets reported in the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities
- how the region’s change in water storage in the Statement of Water Flows reconciles to the change in net water assets reported in the Statement of Changes in Water Assets and Water Liabilities.
Closing water storage with total water assets
| 2015 ML | 2014 ML | |
| Closing water storages presented in the Statement of Water Flows | 15,792,469 | 19,450,044 |
| Surface water | ||
| Storages | 9,681,284 | 13,156,647 |
| Rivers | 897,210 | 1,126,812 |
| Lakes and wetlands | 1,865,132 | 1,893,866 |
| Other assets | 15,103 | 10,079 |
| Groundwater | ||
| Aquifers | 3,333,740 | 3,262,640 |
| Total water storage as presented in the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities | 15,792,469 | 19,450,044 |
| add Other water assets | ||
| Claims: inter-region | 1,238,860 | 670,826 |
| Total water assets | 17,031,329 | 20,120,870 |
Net change in water storage to the change in net water assets
| 2015 ML | 2014 ML | |
| Change in net water assets | (2,302,478) | (2,141,175) |
| adjustments for: | ||
| Change in non-physical water assets | ||
| Claims: inter-region | (568,034) | (364,429) |
| Change in water liabilities | ||
| Surface water liability | ||
| Allocation remaining: individual users | (761,786) | (1,778,788) |
| Allocation remaining: urban system | 0 | 0 |
| Allocation remaining: environmental purposes | (24,645) | 690,064 |
| Groundwater liability | ||
| Allocation remaining: individual users | (1,843) | (63) |
| Allocation remaining: urban system | 0 | 0 |
| Allocation remaining: environmental purposes | 1,211 | 99 |
| Total change in water liabilities | (632) | 36 |
| Net change in water storage | (3,657,575) | (3,594,292) |