DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2023-24

About the area

The Denison Groundwater Management Area (GMA) covers a shallow sand aquifer with silts and clays and is bordered to the north by the Thomson River, where it partially overlies the Sale Water Supply Protection Area (WSPA) and fully overlies the Rosedale GMA and Stratford GMA.

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

The Central Gippsland Shallow Aquifers Local Management Plan incorporates the Denison GMA, where it applies to groundwater resources for all formations between the surface to 25 m below the surface.

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

Groundwater level trends

There are insufficient state observation bores in the Denison GMA to adequately define the groundwater resource or changes to the resource over time.

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Denison GMA

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2022-23	2023-24
Groundwater management area
Denison ³		Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2022-23	2023-24
Groundwater management area
Denison ³		Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data

Response to water availability

Groundwater restrictions

There were no restrictions on licensed use in the Denison GMA in 2023-24.

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, Denison GMA

Use type	2022-23 (ML)	2023-24 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	18,499	18,495
Total	18,499	18,495

Use type	2022-23 (ML)	2023-24 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	18,499	18,495
Total	18,499	18,495

Available water and take

The table below shows the total water available and taken under entitlements, and estimated domestic and stock use in 2023-24. 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, the assumed usage is 1.5 ML usage per bore per year.

More information on groundwater use and availability has been detailed in How we account for groundwater.

Table 3: Groundwater availability and take, Denison GMA

Use Type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML) ¹
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,348
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	101
Total 2023-24	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,449
Total 2022-23	0	18,499	0	18,499	3,838

Use Type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML) ¹
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,348
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	101
Total 2023-24	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,449
Total 2022-23	0	18,499	0	18,499	3,838

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 (18,495 ML) in the Denison GMA did not exceed the PCV (18,502 ML).

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (4,348 ML) was within the volume available for the year (18,499 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Denison GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Denison GMA		18,502	18,495	18,499	4,348

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Denison GMA		18,502	18,495	18,499	4,348

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Denison 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.

Nearby groundwater management units

Sale WSPA

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Stratford GMA

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Denison GMA

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About the area

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Denison GMA

Response to water availability

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Denison GMA

Available water and take

Table 3: Groundwater availability and take, Denison 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, Denison GMA

Management responsibilities

Nearby groundwater management units

Sale WSPA

Stratford GMA

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Victorian Water Accounts

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	2022-23				2023-24
Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	Sep-22	Dec-22	Mar-23	Jun-23	Sep-23	Dec-23	Mar-24	Jun-24
Groundwater management area
Denison ³	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data	Ins-Data

Use Type	Available water (ML)				Water taken (ML) ¹
Use Type	Carryover	Licensed volume allocated	Net trade	Total water available	Water taken (ML) ¹
Licensed use (non-urban)	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,348
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	101
Total 2023-24	0	18,499	0	18,499	4,449
Total 2022-23	0	18,499	0	18,499	3,838