Burdekin: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

For the water account period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

  • In the Burdekin region, water availability increased by 20% during 2024–25 in response to changes in 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 total volume of water assets and water liabilities in the Burdekin region, as well as the closing net water assets at the end of the current reporting period.

The Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities provides a detailed breakdown of the volume of water assets and water liabilities in the Burdekin region over the past six water accounting periods ending 30 June, as well as changes in net water assets between the start (1 July) and end (30 June) of each reporting period.

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 2025 (ML)2024 (ML)2023 (ML)2022 (ML)2021 (ML)2020 (ML)
Water assets
Surface water2,049,8541,942,1991,837,8341,982,7271,940,8871,865,031
Accessible storage2,023,6441,911,3481,823,8081,967,5491,924,5681,850,115
Dead storage9,4059,4059,4059,4059,4059,405
Rivers16,80521,4464,6215,7736,9145,511
 
Groundwater177,380177,380177,380177,380177,380219,283
Water table aquifer177,380177,380177,380177,380177,380219,283
 
Total water assets2,227,2342,119,5792,015,2142,160,1072,118,2672,084,314
Water liabilities
Surface water liability0269,898269,8980159,976108,151
Surface water carryover0269,898269,8980159,976108,151
 
Groundwater liability------
 
Total water liabilities0269,898269,8980159,976108,151
Net water assets
Net surface water assets2,049,8541,672,3011,567,9361,982,7271,780,9111,756,880
Opening net surface water assets1,672,3011,567,9361,982,7271,780,9111,756,8801,874,472
Change in net surface water assets377,553104,365(414,791)201,81624,031(117,592)
Closing net surface water assets2,049,8541,672,3011,567,9361,982,7271,780,9111,756,880
 
Net groundwater assets177,380177,380177,380177,380177,380219,283
Opening net groundwater assets177,380177,380177,380177,380219,283184,150
Change in net groundwater assets0000(41,903)35,133
Closing net groundwater assets177,380177,380177,380177,380177,380219,283
Total closing net water assets2,227,2341,849,6811,745,3162,160,1071,958,2911,976,163
Total change in net water assets377,553104,365(414,791)201,816(17,872)(82,459)

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