DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2022-23

About the area

The Mid Loddon Groundwater Management Area (GMA) lies within the Loddon River Catchment, and extends from Tullaroop Reservoir in the south to Mitiamo in the north. The GMA includes the Loddon River, Bullock Creek and Serpentine Creek.

Rural centres within the GMA boundary include the towns of Moolort, Laanecoorie, Serpentine and Jarklin.

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

The Mid Loddon GMA Local Management Rules apply to all major aquifers in this region, at all depths. This includes the Newer Volcanic basalts, Calivil Formation and Shepparton Formation sands.

The GMA includes 3 management zones; the Jarklin Zone (north of the Waranga Western Channel), the Laanecoorie-Serpentine Zone and the Moolort Zone

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

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Mid Loddon GMA

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

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

Groundwater restrictions

There were no restrictions on licensed use in the Mid Loddon 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, Mid Loddon GMA

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	33,927	33,927
Total	33,927	33,927

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	33,927	33,927
Total	33,927	33,927

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: Available water and use, Mid Loddon GMA

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	11,762
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	300
Total 2022-23	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	12,062
Total 2021-22	9,915	33,927	0	43,841	14,321

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	11,762
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	300
Total 2022-23	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	12,062
Total 2021-22	9,915	33,927	0	43,841	14,321

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 (33,927 ML) in the Mid Loddon GMA did not exceed the PCV (34,037 ML).

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (11,762 ML) was within the volume available for the year (43,669 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Mid Loddon GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Mid Loddon GMA		34,037	33,927	43,669	11,762

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Mid Loddon GMA		34,037	33,927	43,669	11,762

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Mid Loddon 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, Mid Loddon GMA

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Mid Loddon GMA

Available water and use

Table 3: Available water and use, Mid Loddon 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, Mid Loddon GMA

Management responsibilities

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Central Victorian Mineral Springs 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
Mid Loddon	Declining	Declining	Declining	Declining	Declining	Rising	Rising	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)	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	11,762
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	300
Total 2022-23	9,743	33,927	0	43,669	12,062
Total 2021-22	9,915	33,927	0	43,841	14,321