Australian Natural Resources Atlas

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Water - Appendix 4. Water Availability Database

Database completeness

Table A5. Surface water availability database content.

Surface water: percentage of surface water management areas with data entries

Total number of surface water management areas = 325

Median Range Number of surface water management areas reported % of surface water management areas reported
Use records 100 100-100 325 100
Use volume 80 26-100 232 72
Use and allocation type 80 26-100 233 72
Use:sustainable yield category 100 100-100 325 100
Allocation records 100 100-100 325 100
Allocation volume 80 15-100 192 59
Allocation:sustainable yield category 100 12-100 206 63
Volume traded 19 3-34 42 13
Volume transferred 7 6-38 38 12
Total transactions 19 16-100 38 12
Developed yield 100 35-100 229 70
Divertible yield 100 35-100 189 58
Total allocation 94 26-100 253 78
Surface water management area 100 97-100 323 99
Potential for development 91 56-100 207 64
Forecast use 2020 77 2-100 129 40
Forecast use 2050 83.5 2-100 95 29
Developed yield 2020 77 15-100 136 42
Developed yield 2050 83.5 15-100 102 31
Categorisation 2020 100 54-100 195 60
Categorisation 2050 100 54-100 151 46
Current management response: 1999
Scale of allocation and planning 92.5 11-100 183 56
Inputs to allocation 100 4-100 182 56
Type of monitoring quantity 100 9-100 226 70
Type of monitoring quality 100 9-100 225 69
Distribution efficiency 24.5 2-100 58 18
Use efficiency 28.5 2-100 61 19
Resource management efficiency 21 1-100 30 9
Degree of licensing 90 9-100 180 55
Water trading 95 9-100 220 68
Mechanism of trading 3 2-18 20 6
Desired management response: 1999
Scale of allocation and planning 100 6-100 24 7
Inputs to allocation 100 6-100 24 7
Type of monitoring quantity 100 6-100 24 7
Type of monitoring quality 100 6-100 24 7
Distribution efficiency 97.5 95-100 21 6
Use efficiency 95 6-100 23 7
Resource management efficiency 95 6-100 23 7
Degree of licensing 100 6-100 24 7
Water trading 100 6-100 24 7
Mechanism of trading n/a 0-0 0 0
Desired management response: 2020
Scale of allocation and planning 100 59-100 106 33
Inputs to allocation 95.5 53-100 143 44
Type of monitoring quantity 100 59-100 150 46
Type of monitoring quality 100 59-100 150 46
Distribution efficiency 21 19-100 49 15
Use efficiency 47 19-100 58 18
Resource management efficiency 21.5 2-41 15 5
Degree of licensing 100 59-100 106 33
Water trading 100 41-100 144 44
Mechanism of trading 6 6-6 2 1
Desired management response: 2050
Scale of allocation and planning % 100 100-100 126 39
Inputs to allocation 96 38-100 99 30
Type of monitoring quantity 100 100-100 126 39
Type of monitoring quality 100 100-100 126 39
Distribution efficiency 22 5-100 46 14
Use efficiency 22 5-100 46 14
Resource management efficiency 3.5 2-5 3 1
Degree of licensing 100 91-100 123 38
Water trading 100 100-100 126 39
Mechanism of trading n/a 0-0 0 0

Table A6. Groundwater availability database content.

Groundwater: percentage of groundwater management units with data entries

Total number of groundwater management units = 538

Median Range Number of groundwater management units reported % of groundwater management units reported
Abstraction records 96 93 24-100 383 71
Abstraction type 96 93 24-100 383 71
Abstraction category 96 93 24-100 381 71
Abstraction volume 93 24-100 383 71
Allocation records 96 90 42-100 407 76
Allocation type 96 90 42-100 407 76
Allocation category 90 42-100 407 76
Allocation volume 90 42-100 407 76
Volume traded 2 2-2 1 0
Volume transferred n/a 0-0 0 0
Total transactions 2 2-2 1 0
Sustainable yield 100 76-100 516 96
Median salinity 100 98-100 535 99
Potential for development 100 15-100 464 86
Forecast use 2020 87 15-100 419 78
Forecast use 2050 84 15-100 245 45
Median salinity 100 98-100 535 99
Groundwater management unit area 100 88-100 532 99
Saturated thickness 100 94-100 530 98
Depth to aquifer 100 96-100 535 99
Current management response: 1999
Scale of allocation and planning 73 8-100 249 46
Inputs to allocation 36 6-100 362 67
Type of monitoring quantity 82 8-100 423 79
Type of monitoring quality 82 8-100 423 79
Distribution efficiency 49 6-100 217 40
Use efficiency 53 8-100 226 42
Resource management efficiency 51 6-100 226 42
Degree of licensing 82 8-100 423 79
Water trading 82 8-100 422 78
Mechanism of trading 20 20-20 10 2
Desired management response: 1999
Scale of allocation and planning 51 2-100 4 1
Inputs to allocation 51 2-100 4 1
Type of monitoring quantity 51 2-100 4 1
Type of monitoring quality 51 2-100 4 1
Distribution efficiency 100 100-100 3 1
Use efficiency 51 2-100 4 1
Resource management efficiency 100 100-100 3 1
Degree of licensing 51 2-100 4 1
Water trading 51 2-100 4 1
Mechanism of trading n/a n/a 0 0
Desired management response: 2020
Scale of allocation and planning 76 15-94 166 31
Inputs to allocation 75 15-100 329 61
Type of monitoring quantity 79 15-100 340 63
Type of monitoring quality 79 15-100 340 63
Distribution efficiency 76 8-82 123 23
Use efficiency 76 15-82 150 28
Resource management efficiency 76 15-82 144 27
Degree of licensing 79 15-100 340 63
Water trading 79 15-100 338 63
Mechanism of trading 50 50-50 25 5
Desired management response: 2050
Scale of allocation and planning 78 4-82 115 21
Inputs to allocation 78 4-82 115 21
Type of monitoring quantity 77 4-82 114 21
Type of monitoring quality 77 4-82 114 21
Distribution efficiency 78 4-82 115 21
Use efficiency 78 4-82 115 21
Resource management efficiency 77 4-82 114 21
Degree of 78 4-82 115 21
Water trading 78 4-82 115 21
Mechanism of trading n/a n/a 0 0

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