DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2022-23

About the area

The Nepean Groundwater Management Area (GMA) covers a shallow sand aquifer extending from Rosebud to Point Nepean National Park.

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

The Nepean GMA Local Management Plan applies to groundwater resources between the natural surface and 200 m below the natural surface.

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

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Nepean GMA

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

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

Groundwater restrictions

There were no restrictions on licensed use in the Nepean 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, Nepean GMA

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	6,110	6,110
Total	6,110	6,110

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	6,110	6,110
Total	6,110	6,110

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 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, Nepean GMA

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	6,110	0	6,110	3,090
Domestic & Stock ¹	-	-	-	-	1,842
Total 2022-23	0	6,110	0	6,110	4,932
Total 2021-22	0	6,109	0	6,109	4,956

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	6,110	0	6,110	3,090
Domestic & Stock ¹	-	-	-	-	1,842
Total 2022-23	0	6,110	0	6,110	4,932
Total 2021-22	0	6,109	0	6,109	4,956

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 (6,110 ML) in the Nepean GMA did not exceed the PCV (6,110 ML).

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (3,090 ML) was within the volume available for the year (6,110 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Nepean GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Nepean GMA		6,110	6,110	6,110	3,090

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Nepean GMA		6,110	6,110	6,110	3,090

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Nepean 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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Nepean GMA

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About the area

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Nepean GMA

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Nepean GMA

Available water and use

Table 3: Groundwater availability and use, Nepean 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, Nepean GMA

Management responsibilities

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Frankston 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
Nepean	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable

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	6,110	0	6,110	3,090
Domestic & Stock ¹	-	-	-	-	1,842
Total 2022-23	0	6,110	0	6,110	4,932
Total 2021-22	0	6,109	0	6,109	4,956