Daylesford & Hepburn Springs System

About the area

Daylesford and Hepburn Springs source surface water from Wombat and Kangaroo Creeks, Hepburn Reservoir and groundwater from the Coomoora bore.

Daylesford has a water treatment plant providing potable water for urban use.

This system is supplied by Central Highlands Water.

The table below shows the total volumes of water supplied from water resources in the Daylesford & Hepburn Springs system in 2021-22.

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2020-21 (ML)
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	646	599
Inflow from groundwater	22	43
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Inflow from rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	668	642
Outflows
Deliveries
Urban residential	390	384
Urban non-residential	144	147
Passed to other systems	0	0
Total deliveries	534	531
Losses
Evaporation	0	0
System losses	128	112
Total losses	128	112
Other outflows
Unattributed outflows	5	0
Total outflows	667	643
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	81%	83%

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2020-21 (ML)
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	646	599
Inflow from groundwater	22	43
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Inflow from rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	668	642
Outflows
Deliveries
Urban residential	390	384
Urban non-residential	144	147
Passed to other systems	0	0
Total deliveries	534	531
Losses
Evaporation	0	0
System losses	128	112
Total losses	128	112
Other outflows
Unattributed outflows	5	0
Total outflows	667	643
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	81%	83%

Explore the Central Highlands Water Corporation local report.