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Canberra: Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities

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

  • In the Canberra region, water availability decreased slighting during 2024–25 in response to a slight decrease 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 Canberra 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 Canberra 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.

To view the Statement of Water Assets and Water Liabilities, scroll down to the table below.

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 2025 (ML)2024 (ML)2023 (ML)2022 (ML)2021 (ML)2020 (ML
Water assets
Surface water 299,814318,169323,527327,775331,376197,832
Accessible storage253,343271,707276,335277,839277,839152,765
Dead storage5,0585,0585,0585,0585,0585,058
Rivers2,2452,2362,9665,7109,311818
Lakes and wetlands39,16839,16839,16839,16839,16839,191
 
Groundwater ------
Aquifers------
 
Urban system 1,396966966966966966
Urban water supply system1,396966966966966966
Urban water claims on surface water*000000
 
Total water assets301,210319,135324,493328,741332,342198,798
Water liabilities
Surface water liability000000
Surface water allocation remaining: individual users000000
Surface water liability to urban water supply*000000
 
Groundwater liability000000
Groundwater allocation remaining: individual users000000
 
Total water liabilities000000
Net water assets
Net surface water assets299,814318,169323,527327,775331,376197,832
Opening net surface water assets318,169323,527327,775331,376197,832201,839
Change in net surface water assets(18,355)(5,358)(4,248)(3,601)133,544(4,007)
Closing net surface water assets299,814318,169323,527327,775331,376197,832
 
Net groundwater assets000000
Opening net groundwater assets000000
Change in net groundwater assets000000
Closing net groundwater assets000000
 
Net urban water assets1,396966966966966966
Opening net urban water assets966966966966966966
Change in net urban water assets43000000
Closing net urban water assets1,396966966966966966
Total closing net water assets301,210319,135324,493328,741332,342198,798
Total change in net water assets(17,925)(5,358)(4,248)(3,601)133,544(4,007)

*between-store claims / liabilities

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