DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2022-23

About the area

The Lancefield Groundwater Management Area (GMA) covers a basalt aquifer to the north-north-west of Melbourne in Central Victoria.

The water authority responsible for managing groundwater in the Lancefield GMA is Southern Rural Water.

The Lancefield GMA Local Management Plan applies to groundwater resources for all formations below the surface.

More information on groundwater management can be found on the Southern Rural Water website.

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Lancefield GMA

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

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

Groundwater restrictions

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

Entitlements and use

Groundwater entitlements have been issued for licensed (non-urban) use and urban supply to Lancefield in the Lancefield GMA. Groundwater is also available for domestic and stock use.

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Lancefield GMA

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	1,084	1,084
Lancefield urban	294	294
Total	1,378	1,378

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	1,084	1,084
Lancefield urban	294	294
Total	1,378	1,378

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, 1.5 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, Lancefield GMA

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	1,084	0	1,084	212
Lancefield urban	0	294	0	294	0
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	42
Total 2022-23	0	1,378	0	1,378	254
Total 2021-22	0	1,378	0	1,378	237

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	1,084	0	1,084	212
Lancefield urban	0	294	0	294	0
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	42
Total 2022-23	0	1,378	0	1,378	254
Total 2021-22	0	1,378	0	1,378	237

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

Volume in catchments did not exceed PCVs

The volume of entitlements (1,378 ML) in the Lancefield GMA did not exceed the PCV (1,485 ML).

Total volume extracted within available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (212 ML) was within the volume available for the year (1,378 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Lancefield GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Lancefield GMA		1,485	1,378	1,378	212

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Lancefield GMA		1,485	1,378	1,378	212

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Lancefield GMA is undertaken by Southern Rural Water.

Authority	Management responsibilities
Southern Rural 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

Southern Rural 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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About the area

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Lancefield GMA

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Lancefield GMA

Available water and use

Table 3: Groundwater availability and use, Lancefield GMA

Compliance

Key points on compliance against entitlements

Volume in catchments did not exceed PCVs

Total volume extracted within available volume

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Lancefield GMA

Management responsibilities

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Central Victorian Mineral Springs GMA

West Goulburn 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
Lancefield	Rising	Rising	Rising	Rising	Stable	Stable	Stable	Declining

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	1,084	0	1,084	212
Lancefield urban	0	294	0	294	0
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	42
Total 2022-23	0	1,378	0	1,378	254
Total 2021-22	0	1,378	0	1,378	237