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 2022-23.

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	0	0
End volume in store	0	0
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	646	669
Inflow from groundwater	22	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	668	669
Outflows
Deliveries
Urban residential	390	374
Urban non-residential	144	143
Passed to other systems	0	0
Total deliveries	534	517
Losses
Evaporation	0	0
System losses	128	152
Total losses	128	152
Other outflows
Unattributed outflows	5	0
Total outflows	667	669
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	80%	77%

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	0	0
End volume in store	0	0
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	646	669
Inflow from groundwater	22	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	668	669
Outflows
Deliveries
Urban residential	390	374
Urban non-residential	144	143
Passed to other systems	0	0
Total deliveries	534	517
Losses
Evaporation	0	0
System losses	128	152
Total losses	128	152
Other outflows
Unattributed outflows	5	0
Total outflows	667	669
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	80%	77%

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