Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District

About the area

The Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District sources water from the Werribee River and the Bacchus Marsh urban water supply system.

This rural water supply system delivers non-potable water for irrigation and domestic and stock to irrigators to the east and south-west of Bacchus Marsh.

This system is supplied by Southern Rural Water.

Water balance

The table below shows the total volumes of water supplied from water resources in the Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District system in 2024-25.

Table 1: Water balance, Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District

Water account component	2023-24 (ML)	2024-25 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	10	10
End volume in store	10	10
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	2,387	3,157
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	4	0
Total inflows	2,391	3,157
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers ¹	2,121	2,790
Deliveries to environment	0	0
Passed to other systems ²	29	65
Total deliveries	2,150	2,855
Losses
System losses	241	301
Total losses	241	301
Total outflows	2,391	3,156
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	90%	90%

Water account component	2023-24 (ML)	2024-25 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	10	10
End volume in store	10	10
Change in store	0	0
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	2,387	3,157
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	0	0
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	4	0
Total inflows	2,391	3,157
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers ¹	2,121	2,790
Deliveries to environment	0	0
Passed to other systems ²	29	65
Total deliveries	2,150	2,855
Losses
System losses	241	301
Total losses	241	301
Total outflows	2,391	3,156
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	90%	90%

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