DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2022-23

About the area

The Kiewa Groundwater Management Area (GMA) extends from the Bogong High Plains to Wodonga and comprises the Kiewa River catchment from west of Falls Creek. Including the Kiewa, Yackandandah and Running Creek tributaries.

Rural centres within the GMA boundary include Killara, Yackandandah and Mount Beauty.

The water authority responsible for managing groundwater in the Kiewa GMA is Goulburn-Murray Water.

The Kiewa GMA Local Management Plan applies to groundwater up to a depth of 200 m below the natural surface, or up to 50 m below the base of the Tertiary surface. This is because the deepest Tertiary age alluvial sediments are less than 150 m thick.

More information on the GMA can be found on the Goulburn-Murray Water website.

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Kiewa GMA

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2021-22	2022-23
Groundwater management area
Kiewa		Stable	Declining	Stable	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2021-22	2022-23
Groundwater management area
Kiewa		Stable	Declining	Stable	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising

Groundwater restrictions

There were no restrictions on licensed use in the Kiewa GMA in 2022-23.

Entitlements and use

Groundwater is available for licensed (non-urban) supply and for domestic and stock use.

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Kiewa GMA

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	3,107	3,107
Total	3,107	3,107

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	3,107	3,107
Total	3,107	3,107

Available water and use

The table below shows the total water available and used under entitlements, and estimated domestic and stock use in 2022-23. Total water available under entitlements is the sum of opening carryover, allocation issued and the net trade in or out of water.

Estimated domestic and stock use is calculated based on an assumed usage per registered bore per year. In this GMA, 2 ML usage per bore per year is assumed.

More information on groundwater use and availability has been detailed in How we account for groundwater.

Table 3: Groundwater availability and use, Kiewa GMA

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	3,107	0	3,107	356
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	414
Total 2022-23	0	3,107	0	3,107	770
Total 2021-22	0	3,109	0	3,109	738

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	3,107	0	3,107	356
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	414
Total 2022-23	0	3,107	0	3,107	770
Total 2021-22	0	3,109	0	3,109	738

Compliance

Compliance against water entitlements is reported for this groundwater management unit (GMU) in 2 areas:

entitlement issued: that the volume of entitlements issued in the GMU does not exceed relevant permissible consumptive volumes (PCVs) or has not increased without appropriate approvals
water extracted: that the volume of water taken under entitlements during the year does not exceed the total water available to licence holders.

Key points on compliance against entitlements

Entitlement volume did not exceed the PCV

The volume of entitlements (3,107 ML) in the Kiewa GMA did not exceed the PCV (3,852 ML).

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (356 ML) was within the volume available for the year (3,107 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Kiewa GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Kiewa GMA		3,852	3,107	3,107	356

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Kiewa GMA		3,852	3,107	3,107	356

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Kiewa GMA is undertaken by Goulburn-Murray Water.

Authority	Management responsibilities
Goulburn-Murray Water	Managing groundwater resources. Developing and implementing groundwater management plans. Issuing licences for groundwater use, bore construction, and surface water diversions. Administering water for domestic and stock use.

Authority

Management responsibilities

Goulburn-Murray Water

Managing groundwater resources.

Developing and implementing groundwater management plans.

Issuing licences for groundwater use, bore construction, and surface water diversions.

Administering water for domestic and stock use.

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Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Kiewa GMA

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Kiewa GMA

Available water and use

Table 3: Groundwater availability and use, Kiewa GMA

Compliance

Key points on compliance against entitlements

Entitlement volume did not exceed the PCV

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Kiewa GMA

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Upper Murray GMA

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Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	2021-22				2022-23
Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	Sep-21	Dec-21	Mar-22	Jun-22	Sep-22	Dec-22	Mar-23	Jun-23
Groundwater management area
Kiewa	Stable	Declining	Stable	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising

Use type	Available water (ML)				Water taken (ML)
Use type	Carryover	Licensed volume allocated	Net trade	Total water available	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	3,107	0	3,107	356
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	414
Total 2022-23	0	3,107	0	3,107	770
Total 2021-22	0	3,109	0	3,109	738