Werribee Irrigation District

About the area

The Werribee Irrigation District sources water from the Werribee River and Melbourne's Western Treatment Plant.

This rural distribution system delivers non-potable water to irrigators in the area south-east of Werribee.

This system is supplied by Southern Rural Water.

The table below shows the total volumes of water supplied from water resources in the Werribee Irrigation District system in 2022-23.

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	170	170
End volume in store	170	170
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	10,322	8,966
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	2,658	3,305
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	12,980	12,271
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers	9,752	9,210
Deliveries to other customers	0	0
Passed to other systems ¹	185	238
Total deliveries	9,937	9,448
Losses
System losses	3,043	2,823
Total losses	3,043	2,823
Total outflows	12,980	12,271
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	77%	77%

Water account component	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	170	170
End volume in store	170	170
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	10,322	8,966
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	2,658	3,305
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	0	0
Total inflows	12,980	12,271
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers	9,752	9,210
Deliveries to other customers	0	0
Passed to other systems ¹	185	238
Total deliveries	9,937	9,448
Losses
System losses	3,043	2,823
Total losses	3,043	2,823
Total outflows	12,980	12,271
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	77%	77%

Explore the Southern Rural Water Corporation local report.