LIBRARY WATER RESOURCES VICTORIA

Department of Water Resources

1991 /92 ANNUAL REPORT i

SECRETARY'S FOREWORD

The Water Resources Portfolio was created on 21 January 1992. While the Department of Water Resources had been in existence for only five months to the end of the 1991 /92 financial year, the objective of creating a viable, efficient and environmentally sensitive water sector has been a recurring theme of water policy since 1984. Broadly, the Department's role has. been to lead the industry to improve water management, using tools such as bulk water entitlements, sector reform and performance assessment and monitoring.

Water policy in Victoria over the past ten years has created an environment and the tools necessary for to improved viability and resource management in the water sector. Achievements include the development of accountability mechanisms such as annual reporting regulations, a business planning system, and guidelines for evaluation of capital projects. The level of professionalism and management expertise has improved; there has been pricing reform and micro-economic reform through restructure. Environmental monitoring such as salinity programs, monitoring blue-green algae will provide long-term benefits along with improved resource management through environmental inventories and other publications, such as Water Victoria: The Next 100 Years and Drinking Water Quality: Victoria 1984 - 1989.

The Water Act 1989 represents a major shift in the way water is viewed. It establishes the framework to treat water as a tradeable commodity with clear definitions of rights and entitlements. More autonomy and accountability is now allowed to authorities, with better protection for waterways.

The Department worked with both Melbourne Water and the Rural Water Commission to set the framework for their corporatisation. These moves have placed the authorities in position to provide better resource utilisation and customer service in the coming years.

The formation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on 6 October 1992 sets the scene for integrating land and water issues in catchment management and for speedy conversion of existing water rights to bulk water entitlements, thus facilitating the establishment of a competitive market for water.

Future programs for the water sector must further embrace performance monitoring and review (including self assessment and peer review), as well as accepting accountability to Government, ratepayers and the wider community for the responsible management of Victoria's water resources.

ALAN THOMPSON Acting Secretary Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ~-!i-BU&i~l!t~~~~-'J-~~--T-~i~t[~~ II

CONTENTS

SECRETARY'S FOREWORD •.• . ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.....•..•......

1991·92 HIGHLIGHTS ANO ACHIEVEMENTS • . • . . . • . . . • ...... v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... ~

PART ONE • REPORT ON OPERATIONS ANO PERFORMANCE . • . • ...... vii

INTRODUCTION ......

1. RESOURCES OF THE WATER SECTOR ...... 3 1.1 Economic and Financial Structure of the Water Sector ...... 3 1 . 1. 1 Introduction ...... 3 1.1.2 Water Sector Balance Sheet (June 1991) ...... • . . • . . . . • . . . . 3 1 . 1.3 Water Sector Performance Monitoring 1983-1990 ...... 6 1. 1.4 Financial and Economic Performance of the Victorian Water Sector ...... , . . . , ...... 9 1.1.5 Non·Financial Performance Indicators • • • • . • • • • • • . . • • . . • • . . . 9 1 .2 National Water Industry Performance Review 1987/88·1990/91 • . . . . • • • 1 0 1 .3 Financial Accountability Measures ...... • . . . . . • . • • . • • ...... 10 1 .3. 1 Business Plans ...... • . . • • . . . • ...... • • • . . • • 1 0 1 .3.2 Pricing Reform ...... • • • • . • . • . . . . . • • . . . • • ...... • . 11 1 .3.3 Rate of Return Reporting ...... • ...... 11 1.3.4 Financial Reporting . . . . • . • . . . • • • . . . . • • . . . • • • • • • • . . . • . 12 1.3.5 Industry Commission Inquiry into Water Resources and Wastewater Disposal ...... 1 2 1 .3.6 Financial Assistance to Non-metropolitan Authorities ...... 13 1.3.7 Country Towns Water Supply Improvement Program (COWSIPl . . . 14 1 .3.8 Assistance to River Management Boards • • • • ...... • . • • 14 1 .3.9 Priority Victoria Projects ...... • • • . • • • . . . • • • . . . • • . . . • 14

2. STRUCTURAL REFORM OF THE SECTOR ...... 17 2.1 Introduction ...... • • . . . • . . . • . . . . 17 2.2 Structural Reform of the Non-metropolitan Water Authorities ...... • . . 17 2.2.1 Introduction • • ...... • • ...... 17 2.2.2 Macedon Region Water Authority ...... 19 2.2.3 Caliban and Campaspe Region Water Authorities ...... 19 2.2.4 South West Region ...... 19 2.2.5 East Gippsland Region ...... 20 2.2.6 North East Region ...... • • . . • . • . . 20 2.2. 7 Swan Hill Region ...... • . . • • • . • 21 2.3 Melbourne Water Corporation ...... • . . . . • • • . . • ...... 21 2.3.1 Formation of Melbourne Water ...... • ...... 21 2.3.2 Corporatisation ...... • • . • . . • . 21 2.4 Rural Water Corporation ...... 22 2.5 Waterway Management Authorities ...... 23 2.6 Industry Training ...... 23 2.6.1 Water Training ...... 23 2.6.2 Training: REALM Training ...... 24 iv

1991 ~92 HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 3. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES...... 25 3.1 State Water Resource Planning • • ...... • • • . . . . • • • ...... • • . . . 25 3.2 Regional Water Management Strategies - Gippsland Water Strategy • . . . . 26 0 release of Water Victoria: The Next 100 Years 3.3 Commonwealth State Water Resources Policy . . . . • . • • . . . . . • ...... 27 3.3.1 Australian Water Resources Council (AWRC) • . . . . . • • • ...... 27 3.3.2 Federal Water Resources Assistance Program (FWRAP) . • • • . . . . . 28 0 formation of Macedon Ranges, Coliban and Campaspe Region Water 3.4 Blue-Green Algae . . . • • . . . . • • . . . . . • • ...... • ...... • • • . . . . . 28 Authorities 3.5 Salinity Monitoring and Control ...... • • ...... • . • 30 3.6 Environmental Water Requirements . . . • • ...... • • ...... 30 0 initiation of Bulk Entitlements project 3.7 Drinking Water Quality . . . . . • ...... • • ...... 30 3.8 Future of lake Corangamite and Woady Yaloak Diversion Scheme ...... • 32 3.9 Lough Calvert Drainage Scheme . • ...... • ...... • • • . ·. . 34 0 formation of Melbourne Water Corporation 3.10 River and Catchment Management ...... • ...... • ...... • . • . . . . 34 3.10.1 River Frontage Management ...... • ...... 34 0 formation of South West Regional Study 3.10.2 Fluvial Geomorphological Studies ...... • ...... • ...... • 34 3.10.3 Economic Benefits of River Management • • • ...... • • ...... • • 34 0 finalisation of the Stuart McDonald Review and formation of the Rural 3.10.4 Waterways and Water Quality ...... • • ...... 35 Water Corporation 3.11 Water Re·use and Recycling ...... • • ...... • • . . . 36 3.12 Bulk Water Entitlements ...... • ...... • ...... • ...... 36 3.13 Water Resource Assessment Program ...... • • . . . . . 37 0 formation of Victorian Blue·Green Algae Project Team 3.14 Drought Management Plan . . . . . • ...... • ...... • . . . . 38 3.15 Dam Safety ...... • • ...... • • ...... • ...... • • . . . . 38 0 release of major report Drinking Water Quality: Victoria 1984 - 1989 3.16 Alternative Water Technologies ...... 39 3.17 Groundwater Planning and Policy • ...... • ...... • • . . . . 39 0 commencment of Drought Response Planning process 3. 17. 1 Groundwater Assessment and Modelling • ...... 39 3.17.2 Integrated Surface and Groundwater Investigations ...... 40 3.17.3 Groundwater Management . . . . • ...... • . . 40 0 preparation of Draft Gipps/and Water Strategy

PART TWO · FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS . . . . • ...... 41

PART THREE · STA TUTORY INFORMATION ...... • . • ...... 65 Appendix 1: Major Acts Administered By The Minister For Water Resources. . . • 67 Appendix 2: Primary Legislation Passed 1991 /92 ...... • . . . . . • ...... • • . 68 Appendix 3: Statutory Rules 1991 /92...... 68 Appendix 4: Significant Judicial Decisions . • ...... • . . . . . • • ...... • . . . . 69 Appendix 5: Committees, Councils and Other Bodies • . . . . • • • . . . . . • • . . . . 70 Appendix 6: Publications • . . . . • ...... • ...... • • . . . . . • • . . . . . 71 Appendix 7: Appointments, Transfers, Promotions, and Other Movements of Persons to and from Senior Offices ...... • . . . . . • • ...... • . 72 Appendix 8: Declaration of Private Interests 1991 /92 ...... 73 Appendix 9: Overseas Travel Proposals 1991 /92 . . . . . • . . . . . • ...... • . . . 73 Appendix 10: Public Authorities (Equal Employment Opportunity) Act ...... 74 Appendix 11 : Personnel ...... • ...... • ...... • ...... 75 Appendix 13: Freedom of Information ...... • ...... • . . . . . • 78 Appendix 14: Principal Office Location ...... • • ...... • . 78 Appendix 15: Water Sector Reporting Requirements ...... 79 Appendix 16: Blue-Green Algae Blooms During 1991/92 ...... •...... 107 Appendix 17: Mergers to 1992 • . . . . . • ...... 113 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The 1991 /92 Annual Report was prepared and collated by a project team comprising:

Peter Allen Susan Bell (Project Leader} Arlene Cullen Garry Ferris Phil Heaphy Greg McConnell Noel Orr Guido Tresoldi Simon Waters Rob Williamson Brian Wilson

The project team would like to thank Gloria Wainshtein and Lachlan Bruce for their assistance in the preparation of this report.

The team acknowledges the former Director-General. David Downie for setting the guidelines to prepare this report and his contribution to the Work Plan for the Department in the past five months.

The photographs in this report were contributed by:

Front Cover: MD Burch and PD Baker Engineering and Water Supply Department South Australia.

Confined Spaces Training program: (Figure 7) - Water Training Centre

Wurdee Boluc Water Treatment Plant (Figure 8) - Geelong and District Water Board. PART ONE - REPORT ON OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE 1

INTRODUCTION The key factors governing the Department's performance are therefore: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) was re-established on 21 January 1992. For 0 water planning issues i.e., ensuring the previous twenty-one months the sustainable use of water resources Department's functions were carried out as while having regard to the needs of part of the Department of Conservation and competing users (including Environment. The Department of Water agricultural, urban, domestic, Resources was originally established on 1 industrial and the environment); July 1984 to take over certain "central 0 Government direction on reform of the agency~ functions of the State Rivers and water sector; and Water Supply Commission. 0 the performance of the water industry in providing services in water, The rebirth of the Department has allowed it sewerage, river management and to evaluate its progress in creating viable drainage at lowest cost to the water authorities which are able to provide a community, full range of water-related services in a customer orientated and environmentally The Department has taken steps over the responsive way. past five years to ensure the commercial activities of water authorities are self funding. The objectives of the Department are to: As a step to achieving this, the payment of revenue subsidies to non-metropolitan urban 0 develop authorities that are financially authorities, has been progressively phased and operationally autonomous; out over the period from 1988/89 to 0 reform the means of allocation and 1992/93. The introduction of business reallocation available to water planning has encouraged authorities to resources by adopting a new system concentrate on a long-term view of their roles of bulk water entitlements; in resource management and regional water 0 develop a better organisational issues. structure for the water sector, based on the application of whole-of­ As part of this process, water authorities are catchment management principles; moving towards "user-pays" pricing policies 0 ensure that all authorities providing and eliminating cross-subsidies. In addition, water services are efficient and the Department has promoted local funding effective; for river management activities, based upon 0 improve the accountability of the the adoption of whole-of-catchment Victorian water sector to the management principles. Parliament and people of Victoria; 0 implement more efficient pricing Victoria has been the only State to compile a policies for the use of water resources comprehensive inventory of its river and and services; riverine environment. 0 promote the sustainable use and management of all resources and correct environmental degradation wherever needed (eg. blue-green algal blooms, salinity, waterway degradation etc.); 0 report to Parliament on the state of Victoria's water resources each year; 0 promote the integration of water resources policy with other resource, environmental and infrastructure policies. 1. RESOURCES OF THE WATER Over 91 % of expenditure in the sector relates SECTOR to the provision of town or city water and wastewater service. 1. 1 Economic and Financial Structure of the Water Sector In all areas of the water portfolio, with the exception of the agricultural sub-sector, 1 . 1 .1 Introduction current revenue exceeds current expenditure.

During 1991 /92, the Department updated Borrowings were used for 33% of capital earlier work published to describe the expenditure in the sector (refer Table 1 ). The economic and financial structure of the metropolitan sub-sector was the main user of Victorian water sector. These results have this type of financing (for 87% of new been published in previous annual reports and borrowings and 59% of new works). In the in the annual Departmental publications. non-metropolitan sub-sector, only 13% of Reports will be available later this year to capital expenditure was funded from outline the work completed during 1991 /92. borrowings, illustrating the ability of this sub­ sector to draw on substantial cash reserves. The Victorian water sector consists of five The agricultural sub-sector had no new different areas of activity (or subsectors) borrowings in 1990/91 . based on geographic area and nature of. activity. These are: 1 .1.2 Water Sector Balance Sheet (June 1991) Metropolitan Water, wastewater and drainage within the metropolitan area, i.e. A current cost balance sheet for the year Melbourne Water Corporation (MWC) ended 30 June 1991 (Table 2) has been developed by the Department using published Non-metropolitan Urban water and and audited rate of return accounts for the wastewater outside the metropolitan area Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works excluding urban water supply from the Rural (MMBW) and the Rural Water Commission of Water Corporation {RWC) - 107 authorities Victoria (RWC). A balance sheet for 1991 /92 is not shown because audited financial Agricultural Supplies - Supply of irrigation and statements of authorities are not yet stock and domestic water to country users, available. Statistically-devised estimates including urban water supply not covered by were used for the non-metropolitan water non-metropolitan areas, i.e RWC and First sector. Most non-metropolitan authorities are Mildura Irrigation Trust (FMIT). not required to prepare rate of return accounts. River Management Authorities - 25 authorities throughout the State engaged in waterway The balance sheet shows that at 30 June management activities. 1 991 the Victorian water sector has assets to the value of $15,266 million. Of this, General Government Government services $14,616 million (96%) are fixed assets, i.e. provided by RWC. dams, channels, reticulation network and headworks. Table 3 shows that the Figures 1 to 4 show recurrent arid capital agricultural subsector used 19% of the assets revenue and expenditure for the financial year of the water sector, but generated just 7% of 1990/91. The Victorian water sector had a revenue, compared to metropolitan returns of total expenditure of $1, 751 million ( $ 601 65% revenue on 56% assets. million capital and $1, 189 million recurrent expenditure). Of that amount the metropolitan sub-sector expended $1 , 1 00 million or 63% compared to $107 million or 6. t % in the agricultural sub-sector. About $490 million or 28% of expenditure took place in the non-metropolitan sub-sector. 4

FIGURE 1 FIGURE 3 VICTORIAN WATER SECTOR VICTORIAN WATER SECTOR 1990/91 CURRENT RECEIPTS BY SUBSECTOR 1990/91 SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (Total $13 5 8 million) (Total $562 million)

FIGURE 2 FIGURE 4 VICTORIAN WATER SECTOR VICTORIAN WATER SECTOR 1990/91 CURRENT OUTLAYS BY SUBSECTOR 1990/91 CAPITAL OUTLAYS BY SUBSECTOR (Total $1189 million) (Total $562 million) TABLE 1 TABLE 2 SOURCES OF FUNDS WATER SECTOR BALANCE SHEET CURRENT COST BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1..,,.9_9_1 ~==~

1 .1 .3 Water Sector Performance Monitoring As well, the number of staff employed in the 1983-1990 MMBW and RWC has fallen since 1983, from 11,230 to 6,424, a reduction of 43%. Monitoring the performance of the 135 water sector authorities is a key priority of the In recent years, the MMBW (now Melbourne Department. Through monitoring, the Water) implemented a redundancy program to Depanment gains a clear view of the reduce the number of employees,in line with activities of water authorities. Publication of the decreased workload, through reduced data about the performance of authorities in capital works and improved technical and the Depanment's annual report becomes a administrative systems. Similar rationales key tool for improving the efficiency of explain the drop in staff numbers in the rest authorities. Publication also enables trends to of the water sector. be monitored over time. Subsidies from general taxpayers to water Table 3 summarises the key changes in the service consumers {excluding irrigation Victorian water sector over the seven years supplies) have decreased by 77% in the past between 1983 and 1990. seven years.

Total expenditure by the budget funded Interest subsidy schemes for non-metropolitan agencies, that is DWR and RWC, fell by 42% authorities have been completely phased out. {in constant dollar terms). The major reasons This subsidy scheme began in the 1940s and for this decllne have been the new financial subsidised the interest payable by non­ management strategy of the RWC and the metropolitan authorities on loans for capital reduction in subsidies paid to the non­ works. To reduce the impact on customer metropolitan sector through the Department. charges of the phasing-out of the subsidy, a revenue subsidy scheme was introduced. The previous Government announced that Real Rate of Return (ARR). this scheme will be phased out by 1992/93. This phasing out accounts for the substantial For 1 9 91 /9 2, estimated ARR performance of reduction in revenue subsidies paid in the authorities ranged from 0.9% to 8.1 %, with seven year period, an average of 2.6%. While this is indicative of the cost/revenue structures of some Grants to river management authorities have authorities - Melbourne Water for example, increased over the seven year period. This has surpassed the Government-set 4% reflects the greater priority given to improving required rate of return - there may be the amenity and conservation of Victoria's inconsistencies where authorities have waterways. difficulty implementing current cost asset registers. The MMBW in 1990/91 earned a higher real rate of return than the State Government­ Analysis of financial statements of Victorian imposed target of 4 % . Despite improvement, water authorities reveals that, on average, revenue from the irrigation sector still does water authorities have 82 cents of debt for not cover operation, maintenance and current each $1 of equity. The trend among water value depreciation costs. authorities in Victoria is to move towards greater internal funding with less reliance on The real average residential bill for both water debt. and sewerage has declined in both the metropolitan and non-metropolitan sectors. 1.1.5 Non-Financial Performance Indicators

Since 1985, structural reform through one-off A review of non-financial performance amalgamations and regional studies, indicators began in 1991 /92. Levels-of­ encompassing a number of authorities, has service indicators were referred to the Water been promoted as a means of achieving a Industry Consultative Committee for further more viable, efficient and effective water development and comment. A survey of sector. water authority data was undertaken as part of the Water Resource Assessment Program The Department has encouraged the adoption and to develop appropriate environmental of two-part tariffs which are designed to performance indicators. introduce more efficient pricing structures. The two-part tariffs, as recommended by the An expanded draft work program has been Department, comprise a consumption related developed for 1992/93 to establish a small, charge and a fixed service charge. but comprehensive, list of performance indicators for all water authorities in Victoria. 1.1.4 Financial and Economic Performance of the Victorian Water Sector The development of non-financial performance indicators forms part of a project The operating performance of water authorities can be assessed by reference to a TABLE 4 CURRENT VALUE OF ASSETS AND REVENUE BY SUB-SECTOR 10

TABLE 6 the Victorian non-metropolitan water sector. 1991/92. They were Stawell, Hamilton, to improve monitoring and reporting of water ECONOMIC REAL RA TE OF RETURN • In 1991 /92, this requirement was extended Colac, Portland and Robinvale Water Boards. sector performance. METRO POLIT AN SUB-SECTOR to the metropolitan sub-sector. The business plan system was developed with a view to 1.3.2 Pricing Reform 1.2 National Water Industry Performance encouraging authorities to provide the most Review 1987188-1990/91 efficient and effective delivery of water and The Department has actively encouraged non­ sewerage services. metropolitan authorities to introduce tariff The fifth report in a series sponsored by t~e structures based, at least partly, on use. Australian Water Resources Council (AWR ) Following the proclamation of the Water Act User-based tariff structures have an important was released in June 1992. The rep?rt, 1989 in November 1990, business planning role in managing the demand for water. A WRC - Water Industry Performance ReVteW became even more important as a Consumers who pay for every litre of water 1987188 - 1990191 provides a summary ' of management tool to establish good financial used have a financial incentive to conserve statement of the economic performance and operational planning in the water water. User-pays pricing also reduces cross the water industry in Australia. It includes a industry, as well as increasing the level of subsidies between high and low volume water sub-sector and time-series review of wa~er autonomy and accountability of water users, and different user groups. agency costs, charges, standards of serv~ce The Australian average operating cost in the authorities. Under the Water Act, all and real rate of return. A comprehens~ve non-metropolitan sub-sector has increased by authorities must prepare a busin.ess plan each The Department has produced guidelines and outline of the AWRC can be found in Section 12%, in real terms, over the four year period. year, for approval by the Minister. conducted workshops/seminars to help 3.3.1. authorities introduce consumption-based In the irrigation sector total costs generally Business planning has become the focus for charges. Pay for use charging is now The Australian average operating cost of reduced in 1990/91. However, the sector the Department to review activities as well as generally well accepted by authorities and providing water to metropolitan users has continues to substantially under-recover the an increasingly important tool for water customers as a key mechanism to reduce increased by 2.4%, in real terms, over ~e total cost of service provision. sector managers. water consumption and delay expensive four years from 1987/88 to 1990/9~ (re e~ supply augmentation. Table 5). This is despite rationalisation an According to the A WRC it will be increasingly The Water Industry Consultative Committee labour shedding. The report suggests that necessary to examine the total cost (WICC) recommended a review of the As a result of the Department's activities the redundancy payments and associated co~ts associated with the range of irrigation Business Planning System, following concerns following 14 authorities now have impacted on operating costs. MMBW ~eld •:~ services (water, drainage and salinity control) by water authorities about inconsistencies consumption based pricing policy: operating cost per head of population required to maintain a particular level of gross between business plans and annual reports. - Shire of Alexandra (1992/93); around $95 during this period. service potential for the land. A draft report will be released to the water - Rutherglen Water Board (1992/93); industry for discussion in late 1992. It will - Campaspe Water Authority • Rochester; TABLE 5 The report stresses that even though the analyse industry contributions to the review • Rural Water Corporation - Otway System; REAL OPERA TING COST PER HEAD OF recent focus of the industry has been on and recommend revised business planning - Geelong & District Water Board; PO PU LA TION-M ETROPOLIT AN SUB-SECTOR organisational reform and labour shedding, guidelines incorporating a contemporary - Springhurst Water Board (1992/93); the long term performance of the industry is planning framework. A major objective of the - Hamilton Water Board; fundamentally determined by asset review is to relate the business planning - Stawell Water Board; management and investment policy. framework to the annual reporting - Melbourne Water; regulations, thus ensuring a consistent basis - Tambo Water Board (1992/93); The A WRC identified a move towards on which to judge performance. - Mooroopna Water Board (1992/93); improved quality and environmental standards - Tarago Water Board (1992/93); and notes that increased outlays on quality Multiple-year business plans are part of the - Orbost Water Board; and improvements have generally been matched Department's strategy to increase the - City of Wangaratta (1992/93). by higher charges. It is necessary that the forward-vision and autonomy of authorities. community be made aware of the long-run Approximately 80% of the remaining capital costs of such enhancements in such a Up to 1991 /92, business plans were authorities are currently examining options for way that the community can realistically developed for five years with Ministerial the introduction of consumption-based water evaluate whether the benefits obtained justify acceptance being given for only one year. charges. MMBW generated an economic real rate of · h the higher charges. 1991 /92 was the first year in which multi­ return in excess of 4%, compared wit year acceptances were given as a .trial Tariff structure forms part of an authority's National metropolitan average of around 3~ 1.3 Financial Accountability Measures measure to assess the impact on agency business plan and will be monitored by the (refer Table 6). The rate of return reflecte performance. Department. the movement in operating revenue which fell 1.3.1 Business Plans in real terms in the period 1987/88-1989/90, Five water authorities were given two year and increased in 1990/91 . The Department introduced business planning acceptances of their business plans in four years ago to monitor the performance of ~i--]~-[~!:il-ri~~~~i~~i~i:-·~~•w· 12

1 .3.3 Rate of Return Reporting The financial statements of water authorities evaluated by the Department. These reforms need to keep pace with rapidly changing include: Since 1990, funding for new projects for MMBW and the RWC have been preparing accounting standards. MWC and RWC are non-metropolitan urban water authorities has ARR reports for a number of years. In required to report to the Minister and o full cost recovery for all water only been made available under Priority 1990/91 , RRR was extended to the two Parliament under the Annual Reporting Act services (including a 5% real return on Victoria and the Country Towns Water Supply largest non-metropolitan water authorities, 1983 and its subsidiary regulations. assets); Improvement Program (COWSIP). the Geelong and District Water Board and the o the introduction of a two-part tariff then Mornington Peninsula and District Water The Water (Annual Reporting) Regulations for urban water users comprising an The revenue subsidy payments scheme was Board (before it merged with MM BW in 1991 prescribe the structure and content of access and a usage charge; introduced in 1985/86 to limit the increase in September 1991). annual reports of the non-metropolitan urban o investment in new irrigation systems average residential bills after the interest water authorities and river management to be undertaken only if the full cost subsidy scheme was phased out. Revenue During 1991 /92 the Latrobe Region Water authorities. The regulations reinforce including a minimum rate of return subsidy payments totalling $1 .2 million were Authority ILRWA) and the Ballarat Water generally accepted accounting principles can be covered; made to the following authorities during Board (BWB) were requested by the Minister outlined in Australian Accounting Standards 0 all water, sewerage and drainage 1991/92: to prepare supplementary financial statements and were amended in 1991 /92 to conform bodies to submit to the relevant state based on RRR concepts. with the new Australian Accounting Standard body their list of achievements 0 Shire of Bacchus Marsh ($29,000 AAS28 - Statement of Cash Flows. A water against an agreed list of performance final payment); However, the requirement has been deferred authority is now required to provide a indicators; 0 Bright District Water Board (King for 1 2 months following requests from both statement of cash flows, rather than a funds 0 permanent water transfers to be Valley $9,800 final payment); LRWA and BWB. Both authorities undertook statement, in its annual report. This introduced to allow permanent trading 0 Latrobe Region Water Authority significant restructuring in 1991 /92 and are in requirement applies for the financial years in bulk entitlements; (Rosedale $55,500 final payment); the process of consolidating financial and ending on or after 30 June 1992. 0 the State to formalise water 0 Lorne Water Board ( $16,300 final asset information previously held by other entitlements for environmental payment); authorities. 1.3.5 Industry Commission Inquiry into purposes; . and 0 Mallacoota Water Board ( $199 ,000); Water Resources and Wastewater 0 standards for environmental 0 Rutherglen Water Board ($71, 700); The cornerstone of RRR is a well designed, Disposal protection to be established after a 0 South Gippsland Water Board integrated assets register. The assets register detailed assessment of costs and ($13,000 final payment); needs to combine physical aspects of asset In July 1991, the Commonwealth watchdog benefits, including the customers' 0 Shire of Stawell ($12, 700 final recording (for example: condition, location, on industry performance, the Industry willingness to pay for improved payment); and type of asset) with financial information (such Commission, began an inquiry into water environmental outcomes. 0 Tambo Water Board ($780,000 final as cost, depreciation, replacement cost). The resources and wastewater disposal. Its brief payment). water sector is capital intensive and requires was to report on institutional, regulatory or The final report, which will be a significant major investments to build, augment or other arrangements to ensure sustainable and contribution to water sector reform in The revenue subsidy payable to both the replace assets. efficient resource use. Australia, was released in September 1992. Shire of Ballan and the Chiltern Water Board was withheld, subject to the achievement of The Department is addressing the need for The Department coordinated the preparation 1.3.6 Financial Assistance to Non­ satisfactory restructuring arrangements or better financial reporting by water authorities of the Victorian Government's submission to metropolitan Authorities proof of the viability of their water and by reaffirming its priority to have water the inquiry. This submission was structured sewerage functions. boards introduce and maintain sound asset around two broad issues: In 1987, the then Minister for Water registers, including current valuations. Resources announced that the Government Jn two cases, financial assistance packages 0 the framework required to ensure that expected non-metropolitan water authorities were provided to help facilitate restructuring 1.3.4 Financial Reporting all competing demands for water are to become financially independent of agreements. They comprised a mix of considered when making decisions Government subsidies and handouts. revenue subsidy payments to the former Consistent and timely financial statements are about efficient water resource Authorities would be expected to meet all authorities involved in restructure and the basis for assessing financial performance management; and capital and recurrent expenditure needs from forgiveness of government loan liabilities. A of the water sector. 0 the institutional and management their own resources or from borrowings. This package of $6.4 million was put together to arrangements best suited to providing objective has been pursued in tandem with aid the merger between Daylesford Water The Department was disappointed with the services to customers in an efficient, the restructuring of authorities. To facilitate Board and the Ballarat Water Board. This timeliness of a number of annual reports, effective and accountable way. this process, the Department has was followed later in the year by a $3.31 including financial statements, of non­ recommended to Government that it forgive million package for the new Macedon Region metropolitan water authorities. Only 20% of Both the draft report and final report stressed loans to authorities being restructured, rather Water Authority. 1990/91 annual reports had been received by the need for reform of the Australian water than provide cash grants. Table 7 shows the the Department within the 4 months specified sector. Many of the reforms proposed have reduction in cash subsidies paid to in the Water Act 1989. already been implemented, or are being authorities. ~111m~~~~1-:~:-1~~r~\~~1:~~1~~-~~~~~11-~~-~- 14

TABLE 7 identified in Table 8. Planning and design SUBSIDIES TO NON·METROPOLITAN WATER AUTHORITIES commenced in 1991 /92 on all projects so 1986/87 TO 1991 /92 that on-ground works could proceed quickly in 1992/93.

TABLE 8 PRIORITY VICTORIA PROJECTS 1992/93

Grants (finalised from previous Departmental Treatment • $14,000) commitments) totalling $965,000 were made 0 Macalister Water Board to the following authorities during 1991 /92 to (Maffra/Stratford Augmentation help fund water supply and sewerage $211,000} projects: 0 Mount Rouse Shire Council (Dunkeld Storage • $24,000) 0 Aireys Inlet Water Board (Water Treatment Plant· $10,000); 0 Macedon Region Water Authority 1.3.8 Assistance to River Management (Riddells Creek Sewerage Scheme • Authorities $430,000); and 0 Tambo Water Board (Bruces Track The $2.714 million allocation for 1991/92 for Effluent Disposal Scheme and Metung River Management Authorities was fully Sewerage Scheme • $525,000). spent. This went to 21 river management authorities (RMAs), the largest allocations 1.3.7 Country Town Water Supply being: Ovens RMB ($600,000), Latrobe Improvement Program (COWSIP) Region Water Authority ($440,000), and East Gippsland ($261,000), plus relatively small COWSIP is equally Commonwealth, State and amounts to the Association of Victorian River locally funded to provide financial assistance Management Authorities (A VRMA) and the to upgrade water quality in small rural towns. RWC for allocation via the Stream Management Fund to the 75% of the State An amount of $608,000 of combined State not covered by RMAs. and Commonwealth funding was allocated by the Department to the following COWSIP 1.3.9 Priority Victoria Projects projects in 1991 /92: In 1991 /92 a commitment by the then 0 Latrobe Region Water Authority (Moe Government was given to fund Priority Yarragon Pipeline • $360,000) Victoria projects through direct allocation in 0 Latrobe Region Water Authority the 1992/93 State Budget ' and loan (Rosedale Water Supply and forgiveness. The authorities and projects are

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2. STRUCTURAL REFORM OF THE needs of their region, and determine how SECTOR these needs can be met in an efficient and effective manner. Local participation in these 2.1 Introduction studies has encouraged local ownership of the study recommendations and outcomes. Since 1983, the Government has taken steps to develop water authorities which are As at 30 June 1992, there were 107 water efficient, financially independent and viable. and sewerage authorities and 25 separate waterway management authorities. The Authorities should be capable of performing three largest urban authorities, Melbourne all water functions - water supply, irrigation, Water, Geelong and District Water Board and sewerage, drainage, floodplain catchment and Gippsland Water, are involved in all three waterway management-across regions or functions. river basins. Improved customer services and better resource management have been Locally managed regional studies have been important objectives of this reform agenda. undertaken to ensure that water supply, To achieve this, the Government has sewerage, groundwater, drainage, floodplain facilitated locally based initiatives wherever management and river management are possible. The 1991 Departmental viewed as inter·connected facets of water publication. Water Victoria: The Next 100 management. Figure 5 shows the extent of Years, sought to lay the groundwork for an current restructuring initiatives. orderly progression from a development orientated water economy to a sustainable, One-off mergers have occurred if there is a more efficient future. need to rectify problems of a specific authority such as: poor financial When releasing The Next 100 Years, the then management, inability to provide basic Minister called for submissions from water standards of service, lack of viability and poor authorities and the public to help set up the accountability to ratepayers and the structural and administrative framework to Government. take Victoria's water sector strongly into the next decade. The regional studies completed in 1991192 have resulted in the formation of: Positive initiatives in the water sector have 0 also involved the review and structure of Coliban Region Water Authority Victoria's two major water authorities • the (1 July 1992); 0 Rural Water Commission and Melbourne Campaspe Region Water Authority Water. (30 March 1992); 0 Macedon Region Water Authority (20 November 1991 ). 2.2 Structural Reform of the Non­ metropolitan Water Authorities Melbourne Water was formed on 1 September 1991 and is discussed in section 2.2.1 Introduction 2.3.1.

The Government's reform agenda was A list of mergers completed to 30 June 1992 continued in 1991 /92 with three regional is listed as Appendix 1 7. studies being completed and several individual mergers taking place. Previous annual reports In 1992, four new regional studies were of the Department detail earlier regional commenced, with water authorities generally studies undertaken. taking a hands on approach. Indeed the studies in the East Gippsland, South West Regional studies have been used by the and Swan Hill regions were initiated by local Government since 1986/87 to enable all authorities and are progressing without direct regional authorities to review, in a Departmental involvement. The other study comprehensive and integrated manner, the takes place in the North-West region. 2.2.2 Macedon Region Water Authority The Coliban Region Water Authority was FIGURE 5 established to take on responsibilities of the MAP OF VICTORIA SHOWING LOCATION OF AUTHORITIES FORMED The Macedon Region Water Authority Axedale, Bendigo, Bridgewater, Castlemaine THROUGH REGIONAL STUDIES, 1991/92 AND CURRENT REGIONAL STUDIES (MRWAI was established in November 1991 and District, Goornong and Kyneton Water with the merger of five former water water Boards, and the Coliban District of the Rural boards ~ Gisborne, Macedon, Riddells Creek, Water Commission from 30 June 1992. Sunbury and Woodend. Its creation was a major step towards providing best possible The study group identified savings of more services at lowest cost to consumers of the than $370,000 a year in the Caliban region and $97 ,000 a year in the Campaspe region. Macedon region.

Immediate benefits to residential ratepayers It is expected that the creation of two well­ resourced and locally-controlled authorities 0 included reductions in bills, ranging from $120 per assessment in the Macedon will enable comprehensive regional water District, to $91 in Riddells Creek and $26 in resource management. Benefits will be Woodend. This followed the decision to cap reflected in tariffs, high levels of service and the region's average residential bill at $375 customer satisfaction, sensitive tackling of for water and $400 for sewerage for the environmental issues and forward-looking June 1992 and 1993 years, common rating management. will apply from l 993/94. 2.2.4 South West Region The then Minister for Water Resources requested the authority, within two years of The Department of Water Resources supported a study into water management in its establishment, to: the south west region of Victoria during 0 develop a strategy for the long term 1992. The release of Water Victoria: The future management in the region; Next 100 Years, by the Minister for Water 0 investigate the future water supply Resources, prompted several water needs in the region; and authorities in the south west to meet the 0 investigate expanded catchment Minister late in 1991 and propose a management roles. management study for the region.

The new authority is being managed by a nine The resultant Water Industry Management member interim board, with seven members Study - South West Region was unique in nominated from the former boards and two several respects: members appointed by the Minister for Water Resources. 0 it was the largest regional study yet to be undertaken in Victoria, covering 2.2.3 Caliban and Campaspe Region Water Authorities FIGURE 6 LOGO OF THE SOUTH WEST REGIONAL In September 1989, the then Minister for STUDY Water Resources convened a local study group, to examine future management of water services in the Coliban region.

After considering reports prepared by the study group the Minister announced his decision in March 1992 to establish two new 0 0 e regional based water authorities. oe The Campaspe Region Water Authority was l 0 formed to take over the responsibilities of the Echuca, Elmore and Rochester Water Boards {_~o--0-f~~ from 30 March t 992. seven river basins from Corio Bay to • Corangamite & Otway Coast Water 2.2.7 Swan Hill Region 0 deferral or avoidance of capital works the South Australian Border. They are Authority (eg. upgrading of Tarago and Timbuk Barwon River Basin Barwon Region Water Authority The Swan Hill Water Board initiated the Water Treatment Plants at a cost of Moorabool River Basin Central Highlands Water Authority regional study in April 1992. Swan Hill, about $22 million over the next three lake Corangamite Basin 0 the Rural Water Corporation's Otway Robinvale, Wycheproof and Sea Lake Water years has been deferred, saving $2 Otway Coast Basin Water Supply System should be Boards, the Borough of Kerang, Shire of million per year in finance charges); Hopkins River Basin transferred to the Corangamite & Cohuna and the RWC (urban supplies) are 0 the merged authorities acquiring the Portland Coast Basin Otway Coast Water Authority. This involved in the study. It has operated very high credit rating of the MMBW Glenelg River Basin; authority will be responsible for bulk independently of the Department. The study and hence lowering their borrowing 0 There are 32 water authorities water supply to the Hopkins Basin team aims to report by early 1993 and costs by 0.7% or up to $2 million per operating in the study area; Authority and for retail supplies provide recommendations for sustainable and year; and it was initiated by the authorities presently managed by the viable strategies for the water industry in 0 asset sales {net benefit of $10 million, themselves; and Corporation; north west Victoria. saving about $1 million in annual 0 it was funded predominantly by the 0 a review should be conducted within finance charges). authorities, with administrative and five years to determine if the Po"land 2.3 Melbourne Water Corporation minor financial support from the Coast and Glenelg Basin Authorities This has resulted in rates being held at or Department. should merge to form the Western 2.3.1 Formation of Melbourne Water below the levels which would have applied District Water Authority; and without the mergers. There has also been a A steering committee of ten people, eight 0 a review should be conducted within In September 1991, Melbourne Water (MW) significant improvement in water quality with from the region, one from the Department five years to determine the success of was created by compulsory merger of the the use of surplus water from Thomson Dam. and an independent chairman, Mr Peter these first stage changes, before any Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Improved sewerage treatment has meant Wood, managed the study. They engaged decision to proceed to the next stage, IMMBW) and most authorities in the South better quality discharges to local waterways consultants to help maintain a high level of involving a reduction to three regional East Growth Corridor Study. Involved in the and Bass Strait. communication throughout the region on the authorities (Western District, Otway merger were Mornington Peninsula and study, and management consultants to carry Region and Central Highlands water District Water Board, Pakenham Water Board, The merger has also significantly broadened out the main part of the study itself. A authorities), is made. Lang Lang Water Board and the previously the scope and geographic coverage of prominent part of the study was the merged Emerald District Water Board and Melbourne Water's Open Space 2000 formation of 14 working groups with The Government is now considering the Dandenong Springvale Water Boards. program. membership from water authorities and from results of the study and the recommendations Dandenong Valley and Westernport Authority farming, conservation, industrial, union and of the steering committee. joined MW in November 1991 after an 2.3.2 Corporatisation other interest groups. In all, the study unsuccessful court challenge to avoid covered nine months, with the final report 2.2.5 East Gippsland Region restructure. The corporatisation of Melbourne Water was being presented to the Government on 30 the most fundamental shift in the history of September 1992. The Mallacoota, Mitchell, Orbost and Tambo The objectives were to achieve more water services in Melbourne. Water Boards and the Shire of Orbost, at the integrated and effective management of Port The study identified mm1mum potential invitation of the Tambo and Mitchell Boards, Phillip and Westernport Bays and their In June 1991, the then Premier announced, savings in annual costs of $1 million to began a local study of water management in catchments; more efficient service delivery; as part of the Government's Economic $1 .5 million through restructuring. It east Gippsland in May 1992. improved water quality and sewerage Statement, a number of initiatives to improve concluded that advantages associated with discharge through economies of scale and the performance of the Victorian public levels of service and resource management 2.2.6 North East Region better use of MW' s surplus capacity. MW sector. This included the eventual and protection under a regional structure also was formed to give customers better value corporatisation of the MMBW to form the strongly indicated a need for change. Rutherglen, Chiltern and lower Kiewa for money by removing duplication and Melbourne Water Corporation (MWC). authorities have agreed to merge with the coordinating the provision of water, The main recommendations of the study are: Rural City of Wodonga, following the North sewerage, drainage and open space services In November 1991, the Minister for Water East study. The merger is subject to reaching to the wole of the metropolitan area. Resources introduced the Melbourne Water 0 the existing 32 water authorities in satisfactory financial arrangements involving Corporation Bill to the Victorian Parliament. the study area should be replaced water quality improvement grants. The Very significant financial savings are currently This was to be the first of a two stage with six catchment-based regional Department is currently negotiating being generated in the merged authority as a process to provide the legislative basis for the water authorities responsible for all arrangements with the Rural City of result of: corporatisation of the MMBW. aspects of water management in their Wodonga. respective areas. The recommended 0 staff rationalisation · (a drop of 178 The first stage Bill established the authorities are: staff achieved in the first year; a drop constitution of the new Corporation, provided Glenelg Basin Water Authority of up to 600 predicted over a five its basic powers and functions, and set out Portland Coast Water Authority year period); accountability, audit and reporting Hopkins Basin Water Authority obligations. The Bill also set out the relationship between the Corporation and the performance of MWC as reflected in direction and fiscal guidance to the drainage trusts and three multi-functional Minister. the corporate plan. Corporation; water authorities (Melbourne Water, o five regional management boards Gippsland Water and the Geelong and District During the Bill's passage through Parliament, 2.4 Rural Water Corporation each with its own board of Directors Water Board). a number of important amendments were to manage the rural water services made affecting the accountability obligations In July 1991, the Government appointed previously managed by the RWC and The past few years have seen considerable of the Corporation and altering the consultants to undertake a review into the o several service companies providing change to improve the efficiency, constitution of the board of directors. The future management of the then Rural Water technical management and other effectiveness and accountability of waterway Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1 992 was Commission of Victoria (RWC). The review services to the new Corporation, the management authorities. proclaimed on 30 June 1992 and commenced steering committee was chaired by Mr Stuart regional management boards and to operation on 1 July 1992. McDonald, chairperson of the Rural Finance the whole Victorian water sector on a This is reflected in a Departmental decision to Corporation. commercial, "fee for service" basis. transfer the administration of these Within this framework their changed role will authorities from its Water Resource involve being responsible for: The steering committee presented its final The regional management boards are Management division to its Industry report to the then Minister for Water accountable to the Corporation for the Management Division. The change allowed 0 the formulation and negotiation of a Resources in January 1992, proposing a efficient and effective delivery of their river management authorities to be subject to corporate plan which would then be number of initiatives to turn around the delegated functions and for their overall the same financial planning and accountability the three year business strategy RWC's annual deficit of $45 million while performance. Each regional management requirements as urban water authorities. approved by Government; limiting the rate of increase in RWC charges. board must prepare an annual performance 0 providing an enhanced commercial contract and business plan and may set Over the past few years, emphasis has been focus and organisational discipline to The report found that real price rises of an tariffs only within . a Corporation-agreed placed on broadening the functions of river achieve significant further gains in average 2.15% p.a. above inflation {excluding business plan. improvement trusts from physical works on efficiency, productivity and the Coliban area) would be required to bring narrow strips of river, to a total catchment profitability; the organisation to financial self-sufficiency In line with the recommendations of the approach. To date, five authorities have 0 a major capital restructuring of the for water services by the year ending 30 June McDonald review, it is anticipated that the embraced a philosophy of whole-of­ balance sheet of Melbourne Water to 2005. The report also recommended that the Corporation's regional management boards catchment management, while planning for improve its financial viability and RWC be restructured as an outer budget, will become financially independent and fully another five whole-of-catchment authorities is increase the overall value of the statutory authority comprising a small accountable to the needs of rural water users, well advanced. business; and corporate centre and regional organisations, particularly irrigators. 0 provide an enhanced strategic focus each responsive and accountable to their local Policy encouraging whole-of-catchment for managing the organisation. This areas. Planning, coordination and priority-setting management will continue, with the will position Melbourne Water for, and activities associated with the delivery of rural Department providing financial and non­ steer, further reform supporting both In March 1992, the Minister announced the water services will devolve progressively from financial incentives to authorities willing to microeconomic changes to Government's response to the the centre to the regions. The timing and take on this additional responsibility. Government Business Enterprises and recommendations contained in the McDonald sequence of the devolution of power cannot the changing institutional Report. be accurately predicted and will depend upon During 1991 /92, government advances to arrangements within the Victorian factors such as financial viability and the waterway management authorities totalled water industry. The Minister made a commitment to replace willingness and capacity of locally managed $2. 7 million, including a $2.5 million grant the Rural Water Commission of Victoria with boards to take up increased responsibilities. and $0.2 million government loan. An MWC is currently operating with a one­ a new corporation to be known as the Rural average of $3 government funds is matched member board. However, from 1 January Water Corporation. The new Corporation Legislation to create the RWC was introduced to $1 locally raised monies. 1993, a new board will be composed of would not be subject to the Public Service to the Victorian Parliament in May 1992 and directors appointed on the basis of skills and Act 1974 and would be transferred to the proclaimed on 30 June 1992. The new 2.6 Industry Training experience, with local government outer budget sector in the same way as the Corporation began operations on 1 July 1992 representation removed. The chairperson and State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Gas with a new Board of Directors who were 2.6.1 Water Training Centre the board of directors will: and Fuel Corporation and MWC. This appointed on the basis of business experience strategy was to achieve workplace reform, and qualifications. The Department provides training on a fee for 0 have full independence in the day to productivity savings and a more service basis to water sector operations staff day management and operation of. the commercially-orientated environment. at its Water Training Centre at Werribee. MWC's functions and activities within 2.5 Waterway Management Authorities the policy framework of Government; The Corporation is to consist of: The level of water sector training activities for and As at 30 June 1992, 28 authorities were this year is reflected in two major 0 have more clearly defined and 0 a small corporate centre with a board undertaking waterway management performance indicators - the number of rigorous accountabilities for the of directors to provide strategic functions. They are: 16 river improvement training days delivered (2438) and the trusts, six river management boards, three number of accommodation nights (1365). Training days increased by 20% while there The proliferation of blue-green algae in 3. W A T E R R E S 0 U R C E S urban communities, who are more likely to be was continuing steady demand for Victorian waterways has prompted further MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES able to pay the full cost, will be able to accommodation. Approximately 10% of training in this area. An introductory one-day develop new water sources. The cost of this training days were carried out in the field and course on the identification of blue-green 3.1 State Water Resource Planning type of development is only one-fifth of the it is anticipated that this could rise to 15-20% algae was developed by the Victorian Blue­ first scenario cost and would create a next financial year. Green Algae Project Team and delivered at Victoria has never had a long-term plural for Statewide network of interconnected pipes, the Water Training Centre. An accredited the management of its water resources. As tunnels and channels across Victoria. A fatal accident in Dimboola has resulted in a subject, Blue-Green Algae Identification, will such, decision making has been characterised small increase in the demand for training in be included in the Certificate in Water by ad hoc incremental, project-orientated The final scenario presents a model where Safe Entry into Confined Spaces. The State Operations. decisions often driven by the exigencies of water development proceeds according to the Coroner has recommended that the subject immediate crises such as droughts. real price of water and consumers' be made compulsory within the Certificate in An important area of administrative work for willingness to pay this price. Development Water Operations. An increasing demand is the new financial year will be overseeing a In the past, Victorians have paid a high price would occur by tapping new sources or anticipated as the Coronial findings become project to rewrite the Certificate course for this mode of decision making as trading water rights (bulk water entitlements) more widely known. curriculum to ensure assessment is based on evidenced by the extensive asset base for the among water authorities. competency. This rewritten material will water sector and low economic returns for include an additional stream of study to cater FIGURE 7 the scarce public sector capital outlaid. This scenario incurs the least costs in both SAFE ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES for the needs of river management authority economic and environmental terms. It is half operations personnel. Students who can TRAINING COURSE Since the early 1980s, there has been a the cost of the second scenario and one-tenth demonstrate the ability to perform specified growing consensus that this approach must of the cost of the first scenario. Under this functions can gain exemptions, or advance to change and that a State water plan is needed approach, Victoria would spend billions of higher levels. The curriculum will be to guide strategic decisions on water dollars less, leaving most rivers free of more expanded to take into account technology resources policy and development. dams and diversion works. changes, or subject areas which emerge after the course has been accredited. The During the mid-1 980s, the Department laid Broad-scale water trading is likely to lead to expanded curriculum will be presented to the the groundwork for the development of such irrigators choosing to sell some of their water State Training Board for reaccreditation. a State water plan. It produced a new rights to metropolitan Melbourne and the legislative base, a comprehensive statement large regional cities. An estimated 2-3% of The Water Training Centre has successfully of water resource assets (physical, economic irrigation water rights would need to be sold operated a working account this year with and environmental), and a new armoury of in the next two decades to satisfy revenue in excess of budget allocations. The analytical tools to allocate available Melbourne's demand if it continues at its excess revenue will be osed for training resources. All these were, however, only a current level. ln return, tens of millions of facility maintenance and enhancement. requisite to the production of the State water dollars would flow to irrigation communities. plan. 2.6.2 Training: REALM The fragmented nature of Victoria's water In October 1991, the Minister released the industry and need for a cohesive framework REALM is a water resource allocation model handbook, Water Victoria: The Next 100 in which to tackle complex issues such as used for overall design and evaluation of Years to fill this gap in planning. The blue-green algae and water management was water supply systems. The simulation handbook presents a long-term model for highlighted in many submissions received in package has been developed over recent determining Victoria's water future. The response to Water Victoria: The Next 100 years by the Department for use by the model is used to describe three possible Years. industry as a whole. It has already been future scenarios. applied to several major water authorities in Authorities still rely on the State Government Victoria and interstate. The first is based on historic trends and to handle many local or regional issues, continued public funding of more dams. In reducing the time spent on larger, strategic 199.2, about one-half of the State's ultimately matters of long-term importance such as available water resources is already increasing commercial performance and developed. If allowed to continue at past improving resource protection. rat~s, Victoria will have developed all of its The Department concluded that a new A market survey to determine interest in a~adable water within 35 years. However, trend cannot continue because of structural model should be developed for the employer training for Water Distribution and t~is financial and social imperatives. sector whereby the sector moves towards Was~ewat~r Collection has led to introductory four or five regional authorities and about 20- studies being offered in 1992/92. The second scenario looks at a self-funding 30 local water authorities or operational units. approach to water development where only FIGURE 8 the then Acting Minister for Water Resources, It also complements the Gippsland Lakes GEELONG AND DISTRICT WATER BOARD Mr John Harrowfield. Management Plan, by providing information WATER TREATMENT PLANT on waterway sediment generation The comment period will close on 30 (geomorphology) and nutrient contributions, September 1992. and by promoting whole-of-catchment waterway management. In regard to the The GWS has made a major contribution to Snowy River, the GWS notes the need for the development of the Heritage Rivers flow releases from the Snowy Mountains program and the Wetland Conservation Hydro-electric Authority; sedimentation of the Program. Effective implementation of these Snowy: and protection of high value rivers. It programs is required to protect the areas also deals generally with river frontage identified. Future water planning will need to management; improvements to planning take · these high value areas into account. schemes; take and use licences; and water Specific water allocations for the Latrobe quality monitoring. wetlands are recommended. Final recommendations of the GWS task force The GWS deals with the major water resource and public submissions will be submitted to management issues affecting Gippsland: the the Government. protection of rivers and wetlands of high environmental value; the allocation of water; 3.3 Common wealth State Water and whole-of-catchment waterway Resources Policy management. 3.3.1 Australian Water Resources Council Draft recommendations for the allocation of (AWRC) water in the Latrobe and Thomson basin, will lead bulk water entitlements for major users The A WRC is the peak Ministerial forum for and the environment. The draft strategy the Australian water sector. It comprises recommends water allocation in the Thomson Commonwealth and State Ministers basin to the State Electricity Commission of responsible for water management across Victoria (SECV}, LRWA. RWC and the Australia and meets annually to deal with a environment and in the Latrobe basin to wide range of strategic water issues. MWC, RWC and the environment. The A WRC is supported by a standing Other recommendations deal with wetlands committee and four advisory committees. The regional authorities would focus on setting up mechanisms to maximise protection, private diversions, waterway and The Director-General of the Department of issues of regional concern, especially in competitive forces while working to river frontage management, and water Water Resources is Victoria's member on the relation to waterway and catchment overcome parochial interests which hinder management in the Mitchell and Snowy standing committee which met three times in management, while 'local' water authorities industry rationalisation. basins. 1 991 /92 and held a workshop on strategic provide various water management functions, planning. - water, sewerage, waterway, floodplain or Development of these concepts is continuing The GWS review of the use and allocation of catchment management or a combination. and further industry consultation is being water in the Latrobe basin calls for the The Department represents Victoria's undertaken. recognition of existing allocations while interests on the Water Resources Each would have a minimum of 10,000 to protecting environmental values. In Management Committee of A WRC. 15,000 services to ensure viability and 3.2 Regional Water Management particular, a temporary (indefinite) transfer of access to technical and financial expertise Strategies - Gippsland Water Strategy water from the SECV to the environment is At the recent AWRC meeting, members voted and authorities would be contracted to the proposed. for a combined Agriculture, Soil Conservation Government. The areas proposed for regions The Gippsland Water Strategy . (GWSL and Water Resources Council. A submission are Melbourne, Gippsland, South West, formerly the South East Region Water The GWS calls for water sharing between to the Federal Government on how to Murray and possibly Western. Management Strategy, is being prepared by MWC, RWC (irrigators) and the environment. integrate the councils and provide the Department under the guidance of a task These "shares" are to be converted to bulk infrastructure necessary to support national A proposed Water Resources Council would force established by a former Minister for entitlements under the Water Act 1989. water policy objectives is being prepared. be the central management body for the Water Resources. A comprehensive draft The Council also passed a resolution on the State Water Sector. Ideally, it would be the strategy was finalised during 1991 /92 and release of documents forming the National forum for discussion and resolution of major released for public comment in June 1 992 by Water Quality Management Strategy. The water management decisions in Victoria, Department is publicising these documents 28

o Department of Conservation and Convening agencies are being set up around . Victorian assistance for the provision or upgrading of with the aim of encouraging to be small town water supplies. Environment Victoria to co-ordinate planning, management participation in a national worksh;: . o Health Department, Victoria; and reporting on blooms. These authorities 2 held in Adelaide on 3-4 December 1 Financial assistance under FWRAP is allocated o Department of Food and Agriculture; were selected on their capacity to organise, o Melbourne Water Corporation; at the local and regional level, other for lower to the States by way of non-interest bearing, The Council also noted the ca 11 s uested a non-repayable grants. Commonwealth o State Water Laboratory (Rural Water authorities to deal with the problems arising phosphate levels in detergents. It r~Q e which assistance is provided on a shared dollar for Corporation); and from an outbreak of blue-green algae. report on action over blue-green a ~a tes in dollar basis with the State. Where the State o Department of the Premier and includes standards for pho5P an Algae is unable to fully match or utilise the Cabinet. The convening agencies, in consultation with detergents. The Victorian Blue-Gree nge of Commonwealth allocation, the unused portion other local water managers, will establish Project Team has proposed ~ ~~blem. is retained by the Commonwealth. The Project Team terms of reference are: comprehensive co-ordination plans and alternative measures to reduce th•S P reporting arrangements in their delegated 0 to provide a focus for Victorian input areas. It is expected that local water Assistance The Department is the co-ordinating agency 3.3.2 Federal Water Resources for the program within Victoria. During to the National Task Force on Blue­ managers will handle most local blooms with Program (FWRAP) 1991 /92, a total of $4.95 million in Green Algae and provide advice to the the convening agency appointing response Victorian Government on relevant groups to manage blooms which affect the receives Commonwealth funds were distributed within The Victorian water sector. separate Victoria to various water resource agencies Statewide issues. regional areas. for projects related to floodplain management, 0 to establish and implement Commonwealth funding under six 1 Water financial assistance programs • Fedet:wRAP), water conservation, water planning, Murray arrangements to co-ordinate The Minister requested all local water Resources Assistance Program vement Valley salinity, Murray-Darling basin drainage Government agencies involved in authorities to prepare emergency I 1mpro Country Towns Water Supp Y Resources and country town water supply improvement. handling blue-green algae threats; management plans for blue-green algae and Program ICOWSIP), Natural Murrav­ 0 to monitor, identify and record the other system emergencies by December Management Strategy (NRMS), theaDP). the evidence of blue-green algae blooms 1992. Darling Basin Drainage Program (MO (NSCP) 3.4 Blue-Green Algae in Victorian waters; and National Soil Conservation Program ch and 0 to develop a long-term strategy for A Project Team sub-group will draw up and the Land and Water Resear In December 1991, at the request of the the the management of excessive detailed guidelines by November 1992 for Development Corporation (L WRDC) Minister for Water Resources, the Victorian nutrients in the Victorian environment. monitoring, sampling and testing for blue­ nd State Blue-Green Algae Project Team was formed green algae. The aim is to optimise FWRAP is a joint Commonwealth a water under the auspices of the Department to The critical issues in respect of blue-green monitoring time and costs and ensure Government funding program fortowards address the blue-green algae threat to algae are: sufficient reliable information for resource projects which work t water Victorian waters. Membership is made up management and research purposes. achieving Commonwealth and Sta e from: (a) better bloom management; and policy objectives. (b) development of strategies to reduce A national proficiency testing program is the frequency and extent of future being set up between testing laboratories by the States o Department of Water Resources; Funds for COWSIP are provided .to financial o Environment Protection Authority; blooms. the Project Team, the State Water Laboratory under FWRAP. COWSIP provides of the RWC and the National Association of During the 1991 /92 summer-autumn period, Testing Authorities (NATA) to review algal TABLE 9 43 major blooms were reported in Victorian counting methods and enhance test 93 FWRAP ALLOCATIONS 921 waters. Twenty-two were in town water uniformity. 19d. 991 /92 comparative figures) systems and eight caused drinking water ( inclu 1n 9 1 restrictions for up to one week. A schedule Interstate water bodies including Victoria are of these blooms is included in Appendix 16. meeting to determine uniform criteria and appropriate alert and action levels. A bloom in the lower Goulburn-Murray system in May 1992, which disrupted water supplies Improved catchment management is critical in at Echuca and Moama for 5 days, prompted a minimising future blooms. The Project Tearn major review of procedures. The review has formed a Nutrient Management Working revealed a need for better planning and co­ Group to develop a strategy for managing ordination of bloom management in river nutrients in catchments and waterways. A systems in cases where a number of draft strategy is expected to be with the authorities and agencies may be affected. Minister by the end of October 1992.

During 1991 /92, the Government, through the Department, initiated action to address the various issues. 31

All sewerage authorities disposing of effluent and sub-surface) based on sound economic 3. 7 Drinking Water Quality 0 while 79% of the non-metropolitan to watercourses have been asked to improve principles. polulation were served from supplies effluent quality as an urgent priority and to The Department published a major report in with disinfection facilities, and 23% examine land disposal options. Authorities The key component of the Murray-Darling May 1992, Drinking Water Quality Victoria were supplied with fully treated are to develop land disposal plans by June Salinity and Drainage policy (to which Victoria 1984· 1989. The report showed that in water, only 10.5% (or 135,410) 1993. is committed) is the controlled discharge of 1988-89, metropolitan consumers received people) received water from a salt into the Murray River. The Department, high-quality water supplies, measured against distribution system that was free from The EPA has been asked to accelerate licence in liaison with the RWC, has drafted a 'Salt Australian guidelines from the National Health indicator organisms on 95% or more amendments to take account of blue·green Disposal Manual' to ensure the best use of and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and of sampling occasions; and algae in discharges from sewage treatment Victoria's scarce right to dispose of salt into A WRC. However, only 10% of non­ 0 some 43 % of the non·metropolitan works. the Murray River. metropolitan consumers received water which population regularly (ie. on more than met World Health Organisation guidelines for 50% of occasions) received water The Department is jointly funding (with The Department, with the RWC, protected microbiological quality in 1988-89. A which contained indicator organisms. WonthaggHnverloch and Westernport Water Victoria's right to dispose of salt by resolving significant proportion of country supplies also Boards) a study by Monash University of the with the Murray Darling Basin Commission had high levels of turbidity, colour, iron, While these results show poor compliance Lance Creek and Candowie catchments to (MDBC) the issue of natural degradation of aluminium and trihalomethanes, as indicated with the microbiological guideline criteria, develop plans to improve water quality and drainage works. in Table 10. this does not mean the water is unsafe to decrease blooms. The steering committee drink. The presence of indicator organisms includes scientists, representatives of 3.6 Environmental Water Requirements In summary, the Department's report showed only indicates that the water may have been government departments, water boards and that in 1988/89: contaminated and shows that disinfection (if local farmers. A report will be widely The Environmental Water Requirements performed) has been ineffective. It is distributed when received in November 1992. Project is developing policies and strategies to 0 some 7% of the population outside important that corrective measures are manage and protect the water environment the metropolitan area received water implemented whenever any such organisms Other action includes improved operator including the allocation of environmental that was not assessed or was are detected. training and guidelines, industry advice on flows to support in-stream and wetland uses. inadequately assessed for activated carbon availability and a new Work is focussed on three levels: microbiological quality. A total of 55 The data presented in Figure 9 shows an brochure to assist in community education. small towns undertook no monitoring overall gradual improvement in the 0 technical - to develop techniques to program, and another 90 towns bacteriological performance since 1985/86. 3.5 Salinity Monitoring and Control evaluate the water requirements to submitted samples taken at monthly maintain environmental values; or longer intervals; During 1991 /92, four draft salinity 0 management - to develop guidelines management plans were submitted for to incorporate environmental water TABLE 10 Government comment. The Department was requirements into the planning and PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY responsible for providing high level, operation of water resources projects; independent, economic and technical and comment on the plans covering matters such 0 case study - to trial and refine as pricing, cost sharing, project evaluation, environmental flow techniques and and groundwater causes and effects. policy guidelines on environmental allocations through case studies of In 1991 /92, the Department completed water resource development annual reporting guidelines for the proposals. implementation of salinity management plans. Community groups successfully used the During 1991 /92, a protocol was formed to guidelines, not only to fulfill their determine the water requirements of accountability obligations, but also to directly wetlands. An alternative involving an link the annual reporting process with the integrated strategy for wetland watering in budgetary process, ie. setting of targets and northern Victorian wetlands is being reporting of performance. examined. The project team will look at granting a bulk water entitlement for The Department maintained its close links environmental purposes. Further work will be with the community-based implementation undertaken in 1992/93 on techniques for groups, most noticeably the Shepparton determining environmental water Planning Advisory Council (SPAC). This requirements. enabled the Department to have an active role in developing a drainage policy (surface ..., '~~;~:=: .. ~;~~~ .. :-":-:-:-:-:-...... , ..

0 FIGURE 9 from 1984 to 1989 is summarised in Table g/I currently (seawater contains about 35 g/I) to consult relevant interests in the BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY 10. and the environmental consequences have lake Corangamite and Barwon River Percentage of Non-Metropolitan Population been disastrous. Basins about changes to the scheme's Receiving Water Complying with the With regard to supplies in the Melbourne operation. Guidelines metropolitan area, the monitoring results for History provides the reasons for the salinity. 1988/89 showed average values for all The land around Lake Corangamite was first ConseQuently, a Woady Yaloak Diversion physical and chemical characteristics below settled in the mid 1880s when the lake level Scheme Review Committee was established the Australian guidelines except for some was apparently high. However, when the by Government in 1991. Chaired by the 116 16 T areas that had elevated pH, iron and colour or land was more extensively settled in the RWC, it has representation from the 14 ~ ~ Ii low levels of fluoride. None of these non­ 1 920s, the lake was at a low level and Departments of Conservation and complying results represents a threat to properties extended virtually to the water's Environment and Water Resources. The ______.11 / ""'" I I public health. The construction of a water edge. Heavy rain in the early 1950s filled the committee initiated a series of investigations ro--- 1 10 treatment plant for supplies from the Yan lake and inundated hectares of this newly into the hydrological, financial and Yean catchment will overcome most of the established farmland. The Woady Yaloak environmental consequences of changing the

l? current concerns about metropolitan water Diversion Scheme was constructed in the late scheme's operation. '.! quality. 1 950s by the then State Rivers and Water j 6 j Supply Commission to divert as much water A number of issues were currently being The Department proposes to prepare and as possible away from the lake, and free up investigated by the Departments of Water publish a further report on the 1989/90 and more lake bed for grazing. The scheme is Resources and Conservation and Environment

: - - - ·· >· - --f··--· ·I- -· I 1990/91 monitoring results. It will also successfully drying up the lake, but is rapidly and/or the RWC, including: 1965186 1986/87 1987188 1988189 1989190 introduce requirements for individual increasing salinity. Year authorities to disclose relevant information in 0 confirmation of the RWC' s legal their annual reports. A report prepared for the Department of liability if the scheme's operating rules Conservation and Environment (DCE) by are changed; The water received by metropolitan Where health aspects are unsatisfactory and Professor Bill Williams, of Adelaide University, 0 the requirement for legislation to consumers during 1988/89 generally satisfied authorities have not made adequate provision in April 1 992 indicated that high salinities change the operating rules and the Australian NHMRC/AWRC guidelines for for improvements in their business plans, the caused by the scheme's operations are appropriate wording for the rules so microbiological quality of drinking water. The Department (in consultation w ith the Health seriously degrading environmental values to they are stated in terms of salinity results for Melbourne show that: Department) will insist on the plans being the extent that Victoria may be in breach of levels (this will equate to an amended before they are approved. the Ramsar Convention. operational objective of a target water 0 some 99% of all routine samples at Authorities may have to consider alternative level); customer taps contained less than one management arrangements if they do not The scheme currently costs $180,000 per 0 the possibility of Commonwealth faecal coliform organism per 1 00 ml; have sufficient skills or financial resources to annum to operate and maintain (equivalent to funding given the lake's international 0 95% of all routine samples at provide high quality water. $149/hectare of private land protected by the values; customer taps contained not more Scheme). Full costs are met by the 0 other mechanisms to fund land than 20 coliforms per 1 00 ml; and 3.8 Future of Lake Corangamite and Government; there is no landholder purchase and/or meet compensation 0 on a Zone by Zone basis, only Zone Woady Yaloak Diversion Scheme contribution. The scheme currently protects costs and the process by which land 21 (Upper Yarral and Zone 22 about 1,200 ha on 60 private properties on could be purchased (ie. amounts of (Healesville) did not fully meet targets The saline Lake Corangamite, located in the bed of the lake. land, time period involved etc); and for faecal coliforms, and Zones 1 South West Victoria, is Australia's largest 0 the devolution of responsibility for (Keilor/Sunshine), 4 (Somerton permanent inland lake. The Government made a number of managing the scheme to a catchment­ /Broadmeadows) and 5 (Quarry commitments in 1991, (refer to the report of based regional authority involving Hill/Yarrambat) did not achieve targets It is also recognised under three international DCE, 1991, A Management Strategy - Water consideration of the appropriate size for total coliforms. agreements, including the Ramsar Convention Resources of South-Western Victoria. for a waterway management district. on Wetlands of International Significance and 0 Further roofing of open storages, regular is regarded by the Victorian Wetlands to reverse the trend of the lake's A report on these issues is proposed to be cleaning of water mains and improved Scientific Committee as a 'high value' environmental degradation caused by presented to Government by 31 December disinfection facilities are expected to produce wetland. The lake is an extremely important Woady Yaloak Diversion Scheme; 1992. 0 even higher levels of compliance in fu~ure bird feeding, breeding and resting area with to establish new operating rules for important ecological, scientific, educational, the scheme; years. 0 cultural and scenic features. to acquire freehold property which 3.9 Lough Calvert Drainage Scheme The percentage of non-metropolitan would be subject to the risk of consumers who received water not meeting However, salinity levels at the lake are inundation up to the level of the lake Lake Colac and Lough Calvert form part of a generally accepted criteria for physical and increasing at an alarming rate, rising from 20- which corresponds with the operating natural drainage basin north of the City of chemical characteristics during the period 30 grams per litre (g/l) in 1960 to about 65 target; and Colac. The basin has no natural outlet to the sea. The Lough Calvert Drainage Scheme 3.2). The report provides background on the benefits is a vital part of focussing the FIGURE 10 was built in the early 1950s in response to uses and values of river frontages, the priorities of river management authorities and SECTION OF THE ABERFELDY RIVER flooding in the area. It is designed to drain physical problems which occur on frontages, in designing river management programs IN EXCELLENT CONDITION the Lough Calvert depressions and control the and the extent, tenure and management which are economic, cost effective and have level of Lake Colac to reduce the probability responsibility for frontages. local support. It also enables cost sharing of it overflowing into the lough. Excess arrangements to be determined. water, which is saline, is drained to the The report examines the principal issues, Barwon . River system according to rules practices and problems involved in the Procedures currently used to evaluate the governing the drainage season and salinity administration and management of frontages. economic benefits of river management are limits in the Barwon River. It discusses possible future approaches to time consuming and expensive. Therefore, a frontage management and makes method of rapidly appraising the economic In the 40 years since the construction of the recommendations to improve management benefits was required. It is expected that the Drainage Scheme, lake Colac has overflowed policies and practices. guidelines will be published in 1 992/93 and three times, in 1975, 1991 and is the Department will encourage their use. overflowing now. Furthermore, during 1991 /92, discussions continued between the Department and other 3. 10.4 Waterways and Water Quality In November 1990, the Government agreed natural resource management agencies, to Parliamentary Natural Resources and notably the Department of Conservation and The Glenelg Catchment Waterw

of wood and water from the Thomson development activities directly from Victorian The establishment of bulk entitlements is a 3.13 Water Resource Assessment Program catchment. water authorities. pre-condition for water trading between authorities. When combined with more Information about the condition of Victoria's The consultancy was undertaken by Read The Department is now considering a range widespread use of user-pays pricing, this will water resources is necessary for the Sturgess and Associates. The work was of other actions to increase reuse including: lead to more efficient water use. protection of environmental values and the overseen by a Steering Committee made up future development of physical infrastructure. of the Departments of Conservation and 0 requiring all authorities discharging to A work program was drawn up to start the In recent years, two major handbooks have Environment and Water Resources and surface waters to evaluate costs and process of systematically converting all of the been produced by the Department, one on the Melbourne Water representatives as well as benefits and seek community input old rights to water in each of Victoria's river physical resources of each basin, the other on representatives from the Australian and response to land disposal/reuse basins to new bulk water entitlements. To the environmental values associated with the Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the options; date, there have been presentations to natural waters. The Department has now Victorian Association for Forest Industries. 0 working with the EPA to upgrade the industry forums explaining the new system of assessed the level of data collection by water The report is currently being assessed. limits applying to the discharge of entitlements. A report was also released on authorities. effluent to the environment (land and the framework of entitlements and the waterways) and encourage authorities conversion process. As noted in OCE's 1990/91 Annual Report, a 3.11 Water Reuse and Recycling to seek alternative methods of questionnaire for the Water Resources disposal; The Department is now undertaking a major Assessment Program (WRAP) was sent to all The State Environment Protection Policy for 0 g1vmg publicity to projects that program to facilitate the conversion of water authorities, river improvement trusts the Waters of Victoria states a preference for employ waste minimisation principles existing entitlements to the new bulk and river management boards. land disposal/reuse of wastewater over and make beneficial use of the entitlements. The program for the conversion discharges to water. Sixty-five country significant fertiliser value of the process currently has two case studies The major findings of this study showed that: systems dispose of their effluents either nutrients in treated effluents; underway: directly or after irrigation of pastures to 0 encouraging authorities to participate 0 90% of authorities with a water streams and lakes! and another 16 use ocean in the Tree Victoria program. 0 a surface water case study supply function reported on the two outfalls. At present about 421,000 ML of (Goulburn/Broken River basins); and obligatory reporting requirements of treated effluent is produced from Victoria's 3.12 Bulk Water Entitlements 0 a groundwater case study (in the water consumption and bacteriological sewage treatment systems each year. About Gippsland Region). water quality; 26% is reused and of this, 18% is used at One of the major features of the Water Act 0 reporting on other relevant parameters Melbourne Water's Werribee farm. 1989 was the inclusion of a new framework Work is well underway with the groundwater for authorities with a water supply for the definition of bulk water entitlements case study and with conversions of 'simple' function ranged from 3-59%; Sewerage effluents discharged to inland which can be held by a water authority or for source entitlements for several urban water 0 the three obligatory reporting waters can lead to eutrophication and cause the environment. authorities. arrangements (disposal, level of blue-green algal blooms if nutrients (mainly treatment and volume . disposed) for phosphorus and nitrogen) are not reduced. The setting up of water markets through bulk The Goulburn case study has commenced authorities with a sewerage function Recycling can make beneficial use of these water entitlements is one of the most with the establishment of a representative had repective compliance rates of nutrients and conserve valuable water important micro-economic reforms in the forum convened by the Department. Its 76%, 73% and 45% ; resources. The main barriers to effluent reuse water sector. primary task will be to help reach agreement 0 less than 50% of authorities with a are cost (treatment and distribution on the principles for conversion of the current waterway management function infrastructure) and public opinion. Efficient allocation of water requires trading shares of the resource held by each authority reported on any of their five of rights. The current water rights of most and the environment. obligatory reporting areas; National guidelines for external domestic water authorities are poorly specified and 0 a number of authorities which did not reuse are being prepared by the there is little or no accountability for use of Further work to convert authorities' existing have a waterway management NHMRC/AWRC. Melbourne Water is water against these rights. water rights to bulk entitlements is scheduled function still reported on the flooding investigating dual pipe systems for some test for later in 1992 but is subject to progress in parameters surveyed; case subdivisions where cost savings can be The Water Act 1989 provides for the the two case studies and the resolution of 0 parameters which did not have made by installing both freshwater and conversion of existing water rights held by outstanding allocation issues associated with obligatory reporting requirements recycled water pipes in the same trench. water authorities to bulk entitlements. These the Gippsland Water Strategy. The priority were in general only rarely reported will provide authorities with a clearly defined sites for further work are the Murray, on; and A Recycled Water Unit (Department of F.ood and enforceable right to take and use water Latroberrhomson, Moorabool, Yarra and 0 in general terms, larger authorities and Agriculture) has been coordinating and from Victoria's waterways and groundwater Wimmera river basins. tended to collect more data than the promoting recycling in Victoria. The systems. The Act also allows for bulk smaller authorities. Department of Water Resources has entitlements for the environment's share of encouraged the Department of Food and the resource. The results of this study will be published in Agriculture to obtain funding for research and December 1992. The RWC. in contrast to the water authorities referred to above, has 38

Statewide monitoring responsibilities and water industry and other government various historical and future low flow events No 1 7. The Department of Water Resources provided information on its water quality and agencies on key issues. in gauged and ungauged catchments. The assisted in the preparation of these guidelines quantity monitoring networks. Because of atlas is expected to be completed by and managed the production of a companion the format of its response. it was not The book, The Drought Walked Through: A November 1992. volume on Low Cost Sewerage Systems. included in the main body of the data History of Water Shortage in Victoria by analysis. Jenny Keating of Monash University, was All authorities were asked to include draft The guidelines describe a range of alternative released in June 1992. This history sets the drought response plans as part of their technologies which could be used to provide 3.14 Drought Management Plan context for the development of the Drought 1992/93 business plans. These plans are to a satisfactory service to small communities at Management Plan. In addition, a number of be based on an outline of the short-term an affordable cost. The overall aim of the Department's Drought background reports and papers were planning guidelines. Management Plan is to ensure that all water completed and circulated to all authorities and During 1991 /92, the Department contributed authorities in Victoria are well prepared for relevant consulting firms. 3.15 Dam Safety to the preparation of an affordable systems drought and that arrangements are in place at handbook. This handbook is being compiled a State level to ensure a timely and A number of analytical studies were The Water Act 1989 requires that any person for the A WRC by the New South Wales Public coordinated response to severe drought. The conducted which will provide information on proposing to construct a private dam above a Works Department. It will provide promotion of self-reliance on the part of the effectiveness of various drought certain size must notify the Minister of the information on the investigation, design, water authorities in planning for, and management strategies. These include a joint proposal and include prescribed information in operation and management of alternative managing during drought conditions, is study with the Bureau of Meteorology aimed the notification. Notification is required under water supply and sewerage systems. consistent with directions taken in the new at developing appropriate water shortage the Act to maintain a register of large private National Drought Policy released in August indices. dams in Victoria, held by the Department. The availability of the handbook, due for 1992. The main products of the plan will be release in 1992, will assist designers, a drought response plan for the Victorian The RWC was engaged to prepare a drought To implement this provision of the Water Act managers and operators in the provision and water sector; and short-term and long-term atlas for Victoria. The atlas will detail the 1989. the Department has prepared draft proper care of appropriate systems for both planning guidelines for Victorian water supply statistical characteristics of low flow regulations, notification forms with Schedules small and large communities. authorities. These products will be completed conditions in Victorian streams. It will assist and flow charts for mandatory notification to by July 1 993 following consultation with the water resource planners and managers to the Minister for proposed private dams of 3. 17 Groundwater Planning and Policy assess the probabilities, and return periods, of notifiable sizes. 3.17.1 Groundwater Assessment and FIGURE 11 A Private Dam Safety Committee, convened Modelling WATER SHORTAGES CREATE PUBLIC OUTCRIES by the Department to facilitate the administration of the dam safety provisions of The Department is responsible for a number the Water Act, has reviewed the set of draft of Statewide and regional groundwater documents, which are now ready for assessment projects required to meet assessment by Parliamentary Counsel and the commitments under the management strategy - ..-- ...... , ...... , .... ,.._. , .. · ··{. ·,. · "' ·: l ~'.' ;·~ ." ·.. Office of Regulatory Reform prior to release for south-western Victoria and the !Jhiter msiS stm a for public consultation, and thereafter, Department's State Water Plan. Major pttJblem. but Ctliti approval by the Minister and the Governor-in· reports have been completed for the Barwon are Sllv-intJ IM day Council before gazetting the Regulations. Downs Graben in south west Victoria and the

·~ ~ Jl)l' ~ .y;. """ ;,;.,.;. f)\< ttil ~ ~ "'''''"': Port Phillip Region. The groundwater W'mter ~drY feared by ~"h~tl\ The brochure, Your Dam, Your Asset, Your resource in these regions offers an important 'ol . •6- Liability is almost ready for publication. The potential supplement to surface water . DROUGH'f~A§n . brochure contains information on the supplies for the major cities of Geelong and d~ FIVE SHH!U maintenance and surveillance of farm dams Melbourne and their industrial and agricultural for dam safety consideration. Such hinterlands. information has been compiled to help farm dam owners to reduce their exposure to a Considerable progress has been made variety of legal liabilities under the Water Act towards the completion of a three-year joint I 1989. Victorian-South Australian study of the groundwater resources in the Wimmera and 3.16 Alternative Water Technologies Mallee regions of Victoria and South Australia. The study is scheduled for In 1989, the Australian Water Resources completion in June 1993. This extensive Council published its Guidelines for Low Cost project is part funded by the Murray-Darling Water Supplies for Small Communities in its Basin Commission (MDBC) and is designed to Water Management Series of Reports - Report quantify groundwater inputs to the Murray- 40--!-~----1-

River under different land and water value wetland (Lake Lalbert) has been management scenarios. It will also provide a initiated with Monash University. useful framework for managing the shared groundwater resources along the border between Victoria and South Australia. 3.17.3 Groundwater Management

3.17.2 Integrated Surface and Groundwater A groundwater case study set in the Investigations Gippsland Region has began, in collaboration with the RWC, to examine the issues involved Three small projects designed to evaluate in granting bulk water entitlements to salinity control options in the Loddon Valley groundwater under the Water Act 1989. continued during the year as part of the Department's involvement in the coordinated An inventory of drought relief bores and Statewide salinity program. These projects summary report on Victoria's groundwater have been undertaken in collaboration with resources have been completed for circulation DCE and community-based salinity planning to water boards to help them prepare drought working groups. Two of the projects focus management plans. on wetland management and revegetation strategies in highly stressed irrigation Work continued during 1991 /92 towards the environments in the northern Loddon plain. development of a Statewide framework for The third project considers the form of groundwater contamination, assessment and groundwater discharge and effectiveness of management. A draft report has been groundwater pumping in dryland areas on the completed. southern Leddon plain. Preliminary reports on these projects are scheduled for completion in The Department was also represented on 1992/93. several interstate committees including the MDBC Groundwater Working Group, the A detailed study of surface water and AWRC National Water Resources Committee PART TWO - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS groundwater interaction for Third, Middle and and the South Australia/Victoria Border Zone Reedy lakes near Kerang has been completed. Groundwater Management Committee. This project was also undertaken as part of the coordinated Statewide Salinity Program. These lakes form part of the irrigation supply system. The project is the most detailed study of its type yet undertaken in Victoria. It has provided a significant contribution to our understanding of how lakes such as these have operated under past and present hydrologic regimes and has important implications for future wetland management strategies.

A collaborative research project with Monash University, designed to address the apparent change in hydrology of the Avoca River, found that, contrary to the findings of earlier work, the observed increase in discharge is not related to an increase in precipitation. This project is continuing under Australian Research Council funding. The results have potentially widespread application to similar catchments and significant implications for floodplain management. A further collaborative study of the impact of proposed changed floodplain management on a high UBRARY WATER 1-iESOURCES VICTORIA

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River under different land and water value wetland (lake Lalbert} has been management scenarios. It will also provide a initiated with Monash University. useful framework for managing the shared groundwater resources along the border between Victoria and South Australia. 3. 17.3 Groundwater Management

3.17.2 Integrated Surface and Groundwater A groundwater case study set in the Investigations Gippsland Region has began, in collaboration with the RWC, to examine the issues involved Three small projects designed to evaluate in granting bulk water entitlements to salinity control options in the Loddon Valley groundwater under the Water Act 1989. continued during the year as part of the Department's involvement in the coordinated An inventory of drought relief bores and Statewide salinity program. These projects summary report on Victoria's groundwater have been undertaken in collaboration with resources have been completed for circulation DCE and community-based salinity planning to water boards to help them prepare drought working groups. Two of the projects focus management plans. on wetland management and revegetation strategies in highly stressed irrigation Work continued during 1991192 towards the environments in the northern Loddon plain. development of a Statewide framework for The third project considers the form of groundwater contamination, assessment and groundwater discharge and effectiveness of management. A draft report has been groundwater pumping in dryland areas on the completed. southern Loddon plain. Preliminary reports on these projects are scheduled for completion in The Department was also represented on 1992/93. several interstate committees including the MDBC Groundwater Working Group, the A detailed study of surface water and A WRC National Water Resources Committee PART TWO - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS groundwater interaction for Third, Middle and and the South Australia/Victoria Border Zone Reedy lakes near Kerang has been completed. Groundwater Management Committee. This project was also undertaken as part of the coordinated. Statewide Salinity Program. These lakes form part of the irrigation supply system. The project is the most detailed study of its type yet undertaken in Victoria. It has provided a significant contribution to our understanding of how lakes such as these have operated under past and present hydrologic regimes and has important implications for future wetland management strategies.

A collaborative research project with Monash University, designed to address the apparent change in hydrology of the Avoca River, found that, contrary to the findings of earlier work, the observed increase in discharge is not related to an increase in precipitation. This project is continuing under Australian Research Council funding. The results have potentially widespread application to similar catchments and significant implications for floodplain management. A further collaborative study of the impact of proposed changed floodplain management on a high t-.)+:- 1·· ~ . ~;

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PART A DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992

CONSOLIDATED FUND TRUST FUND TOTAL 1991 /92 1990/91 1991/92 1991 /92 1991 /92 1990/91 1991 /92 1990/91 RECEIPTS State Accounts Commonwealth Total Total Accounts $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Department of Water 41,967,504 N/A 448,734 - 448,734 N/A 42,416,436 N/A Resources

Rural Water Commission 91,307,415 97,048,563 1,499,930 - 1,499,930 11,009,318 92,807,345 108,057,881 Net Program Receipts 133,274,919 N/A 1,948,664 - 1,948,664 N/A 135,223, 781 NIA

Add receipts to be appropriated to Trust Fund

Water Training Centre Working Account 443,931

Total Consolidated Fund Receipts -133,718,850 N/A PUBLIC ACCOUNT ADVANCES Rural Water Commission 129,320 2729,783

TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS 135,353, 101 NIA

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992

APPROPRIATIONS CONSOLIDATED FUND TRUST FUND TOTAL 1991/92 1991/92 1991/92 1990/91 1991/92 1991192 1991/92 1990/91 1991 /92 1990/91 PAYMENTS Special Annual Total Total State Common- Total Total Accounts wealth Accounts $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Department of Water 7,764,386 7,764,386 N/A 1,447,719 - 1447,719 NIA 9,212,105 N/A Resources

Rural Water Commission 116, 728,439 116, 728,439 122,5 76,920 3,343,013 3,343,013 11,257 ,541 120,071,452 133,834,461 Net Program Payments 124,492,825 124,492,825 N/A 4,790,732 4,790,732 N/A 129,283,557 N/A

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Water Training Centre Working Account 443,931 443,931

Total Consolidated 124,936,756 124,936,756 Fund Payments

PUBLIC ACCOUNT ADVANCES Rural Water Commission 83,828 2.412.1ffi

TOTAL ALL PAYMENTS 129,367,385 NIA

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PART B PARTS DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROGRAM PAYMENTS PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROGRAM RECEIPTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992 FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992

-=... -=-=-·--= == =·-= ==-= ctuaJ Ref Ref Notes 1991/92 Notes 1991 /92 02/92 - 06/92 1990/91 $ ··==·==-- = ·= ·= = ===· ------·===·== = =·= ==·==.=. $------$ RURAL WATER COMMISSION DEPARTMEt'-JT OF WATER RESOURCES - ' WATER RURAL WATER SERVICES Annual Appropriations Recurrent Expenditure CONSOUDATED FUND Salaries and Associated Cost (I) 1,552,496 Operating Expenses (m) 168,207 Rura! Water Commission Salinity Operating Expenses 89,949 Receipt Income National Resources Management Recovery of Debt Charges 83,307,713 87,840, 142 Strategy - Intrastate Program 69,978 Advances to SEC Local Water & Sewerage Authorities 6,21 ·1 88,030 Other Recurrent Services Interest Revenue Subsidies: W_a~er Repayment of Sinking Fund 133,937 71,845 and Sewerage Authorities National Sewerage Program 7,023 l , 120, 791 2,902 Grant: Murray Valley Interest Development League 833,837 Repayment of Advances 910,400 Working Account: Water Recoup of Superannuation Charges 89,324 85, 197 Training Centre National Resources Management Strategy 26,508 205,936 * 52,953 Interest Subsidies to River Works and Drainage Authorities 856,500 Recurrent 1, 178,375 1,383, 174 Proceeds of Sale of Asset$ 1, 173,777 Repayment of Government Capital Contribution 171,481 Total Recurrent Expendltur~ 3,207,357 2,095,995 SES Car Scheme 119,849 194,358 Works and Services E){penditure Minor Receipts l,367 7,232 Departmental Payments: 889 14,574 Revenue Previously Paid to Trust Funds Advances to Water Boards Etc 1,500,000 Mineral Water Development For Water Works National Water Resources Program 361,440 Advances to Water Boards Etc 1! 320,335) 450,976 Drainage and Salinity Works for Sewerage Works 627,836 3,575,600 Flood Plain Management 1,886,720 State Water Plan 5,088 414,832 Salinity Strategy 206, 11 1 Water Supply Development 700,393 17, 730 Projects and Other Works 294,694 Water Resource Management 120,000 (Floodplain Management) TOTAl CONSOLIDATED FUND ·=-= == =-=· =-= ~ = = =" 91,307,415 Advances to River Management 1,865,648 ·=· =·======~-=-=-=-~-=-~~= -·=·======~~=-==-= ==·==·--=97,048,563~=-== -= .= Authorities etc 550,000 TRUST FUNDS Grant to Dandenong Valley Authority Rural Water Commission Agency Trust A/c National Resources Management 196,612 Murray-Darling Basin Commission Trust Ale 41, 133 721,307 Water Supply Plant & Machinery Depree. Fund 1,378, 182 Werribee River Levee Banks 5,000,960 6,242,058 -~--~"TTI~S:t~ra~t~e~g~y-~l~nt~r~as~t~a~te~~Pr~o~g~ra~m~-~======~~2~5~0~, 0~0~0~===== ~~~- 80,615 ... Total Works and Services Expen~it~ re 8,208,317 ==--~ ..·-·--·- -~ ..=-=-~-~-=-=------~ .=-~=- ===4,045,953~= "'="'" ~-:-~ Total Annual Appropnat1on TOTAL TRUST FUNDS 1,499,930 Less Transfer to Trust Fund 11,009,318 Water Training Centre Working Account 443,931 Total Gross Consolidated Fund 7,764,386 TOTAL GROSS PROGRAM RECEIPTS Trust Fund 440,387 Water Training Centre Working Account 45, 743 Commonwealth payments for these programs are paid direct to the Consolidated Fund. . v., Management Strategy 961,589 Nat ional ResouVic Nfatural,v•~... Disaster Relief. Fun d (o ) ,______,,.....:;,.:.~1,44 7, 7..-:r.19~---'- ·"'-··-· Total Trust fund 9,211, 105 48 49

PARTS PARTB DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROGRAM PAYMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992 PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROGRAM PAYMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1992

BUDGET ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET ACTUA~ ACTUAL Ref Notes 1991/92 1991/92 1990/91 Ref Notes 1991 /92 1991/92 1990/91 $ $ $ $ $ $

RURAL WATER COMMISSION RURAL WATER SERVICES RURAL WATER COMMISSION

CONSOLIDATED FUND TRUST FUNDS

Special Appropriations Rural Water Commission Agency Trust A/c 760,000 370,960 554,698 Natural Resources Management Strategy Murray-Darling Basin Commission Trust A/c 7,090,00C 1,848,363 5,858,019 Water Supply Plant & Machinery ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS Depreciation Fund 5,500,000 '!, 123,;3310 4,844,824 Recurrent Expenditure Water Supply Stores Suspense Account Contribution to Operating Costs of Rural (Non-recurring) Water Commission 1,592,545 Contribution by State of Victoria to TOT AL TRUST FUNID 13,350,000 3,343,013 11,257,541 Operations, Maintenance and Administration Costs of the Murray-Darling PUBLIC ACCOUNT PAYMENTS J,100,00C 83,828 2,412, 165 Basin Commission 4,617,000 4,681,477 4,334,455 TOTAL GROSS PROGRAM PAYMENTS ~ 42,204,700 120, 155,280 136,246,625 TOTAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE 4,617,000 4,681,477 5,927,000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~_;_...... :~~~.....:.....~:..:...... :....=

Works and Services Expenditure Co-ordinated Salinity Control • Expenses 2,238,300 2,238,300 1,966,000 State Worl

TOTAL WORKS & SERVICES EXPENDITURE 28,737,700 29,956,360 29,447,400 . ·-

TOTAL APPROPRIATION EXPENDITURE 33,354,700 34,637,837 35,374,400

WORKING A CCOUNT Financial Charges 18, 100,000 4,633,000 16,336,490 Other Operating Expenditure 74,300,000 77,457,602 70,866,030

TOTAL WORKING ACCOUNT 92,400,000 82,090,602 87,202,520

TOTAL GROSS CONSOLIDATED FUND 125, 754, 700 116,728,439 122,576,920 5 l

PART C DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES PART B esoURCES DEPARTMENT OF WATER ROF pUBLIC ACCOUNT ACT 1958 APPENDIX A -ADDITIONAL TRUST FUND INFORMATION STATEMENT OF TRUST FUND BALANCES PUBUC ACCOUNT ADVANCE SECTION 181H~J JUNE 1992 FOR THE YEAR ENDED AS AT 30 JUNE 1992

ACTUAL ACTUAL suoGET 1991 /92 1990/91 Balance Balance 1991/92 ----- $ $ GENERAL TRUST ACCOUNTS Cash Investment 30/6/92 30/6/91 Notes $ Ref $ $ $ $

RURAL WATER COMMISSION RURAL WATER COMMISSION ----- 57,729,783 45,436,789 3,1so.ooo Water Supply Plant and Machinery 1,043,075 Receipts - Contributions by Govn't Authorities Depreciation Fund 45,391,297 57,412,165 Murray Darling Basin Commission Payments - Works and Services carried out for Trust Account 1,082 471,263 Government Authorities 45,492 317,618 RWC Agency Trust Account 329,827 50,000 Cash Surplus (Deficit) for the Year (45,492) (363, 110) 1,082 1,844, 165 (45,492) Balance Brought Forward 0 (45,492) SUSPENSE ANO ACCOUNTING TYPE 4,508 TRUST ACCOUNTS BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD ------RURAL WATER COMMISSION Suspense Account 79,830

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PART C PARTC DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES I DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES APPENDIX A~ ADDITIONAL TRUST FUND INFORMATION APPENDIX A ·ADDITIONAL TRUST FUND INFORMATION STATEMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNTS WITH PAYMENTS IN STATEMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNTS WITH PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $200,000 FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 1992 EXCESS OF $200,000 FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 1992 I . ---.-_ __ Actual .Actua~ Notes 1991/92 1990/91 Actual Actual $ $ 1991 /92 1990/91 $ $ RURAL WATER COMMISSION

RURAL WATER COMMISSION AGENCY TRUST ACCOUNT

Plant and Machinery Recipts - Contributions by Landholders 41 , 13~~ 721,307 Depreciation Fund R ecil:)~5 and' proceads from Plant and 80,615 4,045,953 Payments - works carried out on behalf of Vehicle Hire landholders 370,960 554,698

I I Payments .. Expenditure on purchase of Cash Surplusl(Deficit) for the Year (329,827~ 166,609 Plant and Vehicles (NB) 1, 'i 2.3,390 4,844,824 Balance Brought Forward 329,82'7 163,218 Cash Surplus (Deficit) for the Ye ~r.- ('i ,043,075! !798,Snr '-:°~.·-·'-··-· Balance Carried Forwa~d 0 329,827 Balance Brought Forward 1,04·3,075 1,841,948 .. ·-==:--=--=-= Balance Carried Forward (I 1,043,075

Murray Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) Trust Account Receipts - Reimbursement by MDBC and Miscellaneous Revenue 1,378, 181. 6,242,058

Payments - Expenditure on works carried out on behalf of MDBC (NB) 1,848,363 5,858,01 9 - __ .._...,..._ . .,._='='·- --·· I Cash Su:·plus/(d<:ificit) for the Year (470, 181) 384,039

Balance Brought Forward 471,263 87,224

Balance Carried forward 1,082 471,263

NB: - This expenditure includes .~ 1 , 64 ~, 138 expended in 1991 /92 by other Government !Departments on behalf of the Rural Water Commissiori1,

RWC retained! all Trus\t rund.l receipts from 1/8/91 and made payments direct from RWC Bank Account except for Murray Darling B~s in Commission Trust Account where receipts were paid into Trust Fund to meet expenditure lby other Departments. 54 55

PART D (APPENDIX B) PART D DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF BALANCES BALANCES AS AT 30 JUNE 1992 AS AT 30 JUNE 1992

ofe~i - 301679 ~ $ DEPARTMENT OF WATER J\ESOORCES Cash and Investment Balances DEBTORS As at 30 June the following a..-:·z=::Junts were outstanding: There were no cash or investment balances held by the Department of Water Resources at 30 June 1992 Debt Charges (Including Accrued Interest) Local Water and Sewerage Authorities 1c141, 772 Capital Commitments River Improvement Trusts ~--~-.~2.Jt3.Q. 1,174,707 Water Training Centre - Training and There were no capital commitments entered into by the Department of Water Resources during the Accommodation Fees 8,930 period ending 30 June 1992 Sale of Publications - Drinking Water Quality Publications ~~ _aoo Total Debtors 30 June L ..Hl 4.537 Staff Resources received or provided without adequate consideration

Debt Write offs NIL There were no staff resources received or provided to the Department of Water Resources without adequate consideration during the period ending 30 June 1992. Debt Forgiveness During the current financial year Local Government Loan Debts were forgiven Leasing Commitments with the approval of the Treasurer, to the value of (n) At 30 June 1992, the Department of Water Resources had no leasing commitments.

Balances outstanding on loans As at 30 June the following loan balan ::s~ were outstanding in respect cf loans made to Water and Sewerage Authurities_

Local Water and Sewerage Authorities 12,575, 1 T'. River Improvement Trusts 4,437,882 Latrobe Region Water Authoritv Melbourne Water Corporation (former DV and WPA loans) 789,371 Geelong and District Water Board _j..&QJ 1,~~9~. .1.~_,__BJ -~-.72}. Stores A~ at 30 June the following s tat~on·9a-y s1ocks were on hand, va!ued at original purchase price Head Office 7,187 Water Training Centre, Werribee 2.,.0-3§. 9,222 Creditors As at 30 June th0 Deipa,1:rnent of Wa·;:~c· Flasc;;;:.t;;:;rfis has th~ following amounts outstanding Recurrent Creditorn 101,757 . Works and Services Creditors 24,771 _126,.528 Employee Entitlements As at 30 June the outstanding employee benefas included Annual Leave• 169,336 860,4f~!l 1.029.825

* The Annual Leave liability at 30 June 1 992 represents the amount owing to employees for recreation leave accrued up to 30 June 1992, and includes their recreation leave loading. • • The Long Service Leave liability at 30 June 1992 represents the amount payable to employees who have completed at least 5 years service. 56 57

PARTD PARTD DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES APPENDIX B - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF BALANCES APPENDIX B · SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF BALANCES AS AT 30 JUNE 1992 AS AT 30 JUNE 1992

CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES 30/06/92 30/06/91

At 30 June the Rural Water Commission had the following cash and investment balances held in accounts outside the Public Account which are administered, held or transacted by the Commission. DEBTORS

AMOUNTS COLLECTED BUT NOT Interest PAID TO THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT Cash Investment Total Earned for the year RURAL WATER COMMISSION $68,659 $91,553 1991-92 $ $ $ $ Number of Bad Debts written-off during the financial year 55 65 RURAL WATER COMMISSION

Regional Revenue Aggregate amount of Bad Debts written-off Bank Accounts 38,000 38,000 122,636 during the financial year $2'i,689 $16,597

TOTAL 38,000 38,000 122,636

Allowance for Doubtful Debts as at 30 June Nil Nil 5 8 I 59 I

PART E, APPENDIX C DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Depa~tment of Water Resources NOTES ON PORTFOLIO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS m Recovery of Debt Charges (a) On the 21 January 1992 a number of machinery of government changes took place. Amongst these changes was the formation of the Department of Water Resources, by a transfer of Local Water and Sewerage Authorities Program 21 5 • Water from the then Department of Conservation and Environment. Interest 1,704,997 Consequently, the Department of Conservation and Environment will, in its 1991 /92 Annual Redemption 39.520.831 I Report, only report transactions against the Water Program (Program 215) until 31 January 41,225,828 1992. The Department of Water Resources will report all transactions for the period 1 February 1992 to 30 June 1992, and the full year financial statements for the Public Account Ri.ver improvement Trusts transactions for the Rural Water Commission. Budgetary allocations and comparisons with the Interest 51,458 previous financial year are therefore not shown in the statement to avoid confusion. The term Redemption ·3,667 "N/A" (not applicable) has been used in the summary of these statements because comparisons 58, 125 are inappropriate. Former Latrobe Valley Water and Sewerage Boarci lb) The financial statements of the Department of Water Resources have been prepared on the Principal basis that the transactions of the Public Account are reported on a cash basis with the Interest exception of payments for salaries, wages and pensions which are reported on an accrual basis. le) The financial details provided in Appendix B to the financial statement relate to transactions Former Dandenong Valley Authority outside the Public Account. Principal I Interest (d) The financial statements specify only identifiable direct costs and do not reflect the total cost of --- II the Department's operations. The statements do not include amounts paid on behalf of the Department by other Administrative Units such as payments by the Ministry of Finance for Geelong and District Water Board superannuation, workers compensation, rent, cleaning and telephone services and by the Principal 231, 734 Department of Conservation and Environment for Administrative Overheads, to 30 June 1992. Interest . 13,84§. 245,580. (e) A reference in the financial statement to a "Budget" figure means: Total Recovery of Debt Charges 41.529.533 (j) in the case of recurrent expenditure and works and services expenditure the estimates in the Annual Appropriations Act for that year; and (j) The Water Training Centre, Werribee, with accommodation facilities and training/lecture room facilities, provides training to Water Authority personnel. !t also receives revenue from the I (ii) in the case of special appropriations the estimates specified in the Victorian Budget hiring of its facilities and for the provision of off-site tuition to interstate water author1ties. The document entitled "Program Budget Outlays" published in respect of that financial year. fee level has been increased over recent years in an attempt to cover all recurrent costs and depreciation expenses. (f) A reference in the financial statements to an "Actual" figure means the payment actually made by the Department in respect of the item to which it refers. During the period 1 February 1992 to 30 June 1992 the following revenue was received: $ (g) The receipts and payments set out in the financial statements include receipts and payments Training and Accommodation Fees 83,680 which come within the overall responsibility of the Department of Water Resources whether or Hire of Facilities 150 not they have been collected or paid by the Department. Provision of off-site tuition 16, 100 Miscellaneous 2,733 (h} Regulations 14(1) and (3) of the Annual Reporting (Administrative Units) Regulations 1985 102,663 require Administrative Units to report all financial transactions of the Public Account during the year which relate to any public body which comes within the administration of the responsible (k) Riv~nyf greviQy~ly paid to Trust Funds Minister. The Melbourne Water Corporation (formerly the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works) is a Public Body within the definition of the Annual Reporting Act, however the State Water Plan 350,000 transactions through the Public Account of the MWC are reported by the Department of Country Town Water Supply Improvement Program 305,000 Treasury and are not included in the Department's financial statements. National Water Resources Program 1.24,239 779,239 The Chief Administrator of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not I have administrative responsibility for the operation of the Rural Water Commission of Victoria, (I) The Salaries and Associated Cost item is comprised of:- although the Commission falls within the policy responsibility of the Minister for Water Resources. The financial statements reported by the Department include all Public Account Salaries and Allowances 1,402, 197 transactions of the Rural Water Commission of Victoria. The Rural Water Commission is a Overtimes and Penalty Rate 3,490 scheduled public body as defined by the Annual Reporting Act. The Rural Water Commission Payments in lieu of Long Service leave transactions have been certified by Dr J K Langford, General Manager of the Rural Water Payroll Tax 107,563 Commission of Victoria. Workcare Levy 39,246 1.552,496 I .... ~ ...

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(ml The Operating item is comprised of:­ Personal Expenses 7,436 Office Requisites, Equipment and Printing 74, 156 RURAL WATER COl\11\tllSSION OF VICTORIA Books and Publications 1,856 ' Postal and Telephone (1,258) Vehicle Hire (3,878) CERTIFICATION Energy Costs 14,968 EDP Expenses 37,820 Consultants and Special Projects 30,567 Materials and Stores 475 STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL MANAGER Incidentals _6... 06Q. OF THE RURAL WATER COMMISSION OF VICTORIA 168,207

(n) Debt FQrgiveness I

One of the major objectives of the Department is to ensure Victoria has a viable water sector with a minimum reliance on the Consolidated Fund. One of the mechanisms being used to I certify that the Public Account transaction related to the Rural \Vater Commission pursue this objective is the amalgamation of non-viable Water Boards into larger, more viable of Victoria required to be shown in the financial statements of the Department of Authorities. This policy has, in part, involved the forgiveness of Government Loans. During Water Resources fo:; 1991/92 present fairly the receipts and payments made by, on 1991 /92 Government Loans were forgiven for the following authorities: behalf of, or falling within the policy responsibility of the Rural Water Commission of Victoria. Seymour Water Board 551.767 Upper Kiewa Water Board 225,978 Daylesford Water Board 617,360 Ballarat Water Board 3,449,742 Gisborne Water Board 192,078 Macedon Water Board 587, 718 Rlddells Creek Water Board 238,699 Sunbury Water Board 597,532 111/(_ Woodend Water Board 1,693,147 IJ.----­ Bright District Water Board 785, 187 I 1L-----1 I 8.939.208

(o) The Ministry of Finance has overall responsibility for the Victorian Natural Disaster Relief Fund. DR K.J. LANGFORD Gener·al l\fanager

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. . Statement by the Chief Administrator and the -~ ..... •• -- Principal Accounting Officer of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources I AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT (the successor to the Department of Water Resources)

We c~rtify tha~ the fina~cial statements of the Department of Water Resources have been prepared in Audit Scope f1~~in~~~:ti::1~nit~~c~~~"u1a!i~n:~ 9~;. Annual Reporting Act 1983 and the Annual Reporting The accompanying financial statements of the Department of Water Resources for the period 1 February to 30 June 1992, comprising a summary of receipts and payments, a statement of Public Account program receipts and payments and Public Account advance In our opinion the information set out in the financial statements presents fairly the receipts of and relating to that Department and appendices and notes to the financial statements, have ~ayments made by, on. behalf of or falling within the policy responsibility of the Department of Water been audited. The Chief Administrator of the Department is responsible for the preparation s::t~u:i~~~ :~~a~~~c::r~~~h~ e~~b~~atr:a/~e~~d.June 1992 and the Supplementary Information and and presentation of the financial statements and the information they contain. An independent audit of the financial statements has been carried out in order to express an opinion on them as required by the Annual Reporting Act 1983. The .General. Manager of_ the Ru!al Water Commission of Victoria, Dr. J. K. Langford has certified that ~he mfo~m~tr~n set out '." the .fm.ancial statements presents fairly the receipts of and payments made The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material 1~· f~ ~· a f ~f or falling within the policy responsibility of the Rural Water Commission for the 9 . 2 ~na ncial year and the Supplementary Information and Statement of Balances at the end of misstatement. The audit procedures included an examination, on a test basis, of evidence th a t fmanc1a 1 year. supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with the Annual Reporting Act 1983 Jl)\- --... ·1~ \\v \ C\-._ ~~ -- and comply with the requirements of that Act. Alan Thompson ~~ ,.,,....~----. The Report of Operations of the Department of Water Resources and any reference thereto Acting Secretary Simon Waters 2Sf / / o/q '2... in the financial statements are not subject to my audit. Principal Accounting Officer Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The audit opinion expressed on the financial statements has been formed on the above Department of Water Resources basis. Audit Opinion In my opinion, the financial statements present fairly the financial transactions of the Department of Water Resources for the period 1 February to 30 June 1992 in accordance with the Annual Reporting Act 1983 and comply with the requirements of that Act.

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PART THREE - APPENDICES ...

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Appendix 1: Major Acts Administered By The Minister For Water Resources.

Cadet Surveyors Act 1964 No 7221

This Act provides for the establishment of cadetships anc: is joimly administered with ~ he Minister for Finance.

Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985

This is a joint Act with the South Australian Government which provides for the establishment of an interstate committee to oversee and manag.a groundwatei resources along the Victorian/South Australian border.

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 No 6310

This Act provides the Melbourne Water Corporation with the powers to provic':e water supply, sewerage and industrial waste management sarvices within the greater Metropolir.an region and to perform functions and activities associated with ~i10. Corpv r~.t it? r '~ drainage, floodplain management, waterway management, licensing and ms~ropoli t a n paii

Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1992, No 54 of 1992 I

I This Ac·~ provides for the continuation o·f the MMBW as the Melbcurns Water Corporatio1"!. The Act sets out the constitutio;i of the MWC and sets out the accountability, audi! and reporting obligations of the Corporation. The Act also sets out the powers of the Minister with respect to the Corporation and repeals Part I of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958.

Murray-Darling Basin Act 1982, No 9862

This Ac·: ratifies the Murray-Dar!ing Basin Agreement hetwee.1 the Victorian, South Austraiian, New South Wales and the Commonwealth Governments. The Act provides for the establishment of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council and ths Murray-Darling Basin Commission and the basis for sharing the water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Water Act 1989, No 80 of 1989

This Act establishes the statutory framework for the management of Victoria's water resornces. The Act establishes the rights and liabilities of arr persons in relation to water rnsources and their use, and provides the means for the allocation and te-ailocation of available water :esources. The Act sets out the powers, duties. obligations a'?d functions of those public statutory bodies performing a range of water supply, irrigation, sewerage, floodplain management, drainage, and waterway management responsibilities in Victoria. The powers, duties and obligations of the Minister for Water Resources are also set out. The Water Act repeals 15 principal Acts which once provided the statutory !basis for water resources management in Victoria.

Water (Rural Water Corporation) Act 1992, No 52 of 1992

This Act amends the Water Act 1989 and provides for the creation of the Rural Water Corporation and its five regional management boards (RMB's), The Act sets out the constitution of the RWC and each of the regional management boards and defines the accountability framework and reporting arrangement for these RMB's. It also sets out the powers and functions of the RMB's. The Act also clarifies the provisions in the Water Act 1 989 with respect to the recovery of bulk water charges and facilitates the registration of access agreements between neighbouring landholders. II

Appendix 4: Significant Judicial Decisions: Appendix 2: Primary legislation Passed 1991·92:

During the 1991 Spring Sittings of Parliament there was no legislation enacted. Heathcote Water Board v The Honourable Steven Crabb {No 5821 of 1992)

During the 1992 Autumn Sittings of Parliament the following legislation was passed: This is a decision of the Supreme Court (Practice Court) of Victoria. A11 Order made bv the Minister for Water Resources to restructure several water authorities to form the Coliban R~gion t' Water (Elections) Act 1992, No 12 of 1992 Water Authority was challenged by the Heathcote Water Board. This Supreme Court decision ' restrained the Minister from implementing or causing or permitting the implementation of the This Act amends the Water Act 1989 to enable the compulsory voting provisions for elections Order to restructure the Heathcote Water Board, but directed that the Minister hold further I held by some Water Authorities to be enforced and to enable some fees to be charged as part discussions with the Board, before the matter came to trial. The Supreme Court's decision of water board elections. At the same time, the powers of the Governor-in-Council to make affirmed that the principles of natural justice do apply tc the making of Orders to restructure regulations with respect to elections were fully specified. The Act was also amended to water authorities and that authorities are to be advised! i:n sufficient time to enable them to prevent the Governor·in-Council making regulations prescribing proportional representation as challenge the decision. the means to count the vote. This Act came into operation on 11 June 1992. Heathcote Water, Kyneton Water Board, Goomong Water Board and Bridgewater Water Board v Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1992, No 54 of 1992 The Honourable Steve Crabb (Minister for Water Resources), No 5821 of 1992:

This Act was proclaimed on 30 June 1992 to commence operations on 1 July 1992. The During June 1992, the Supreme Court mada an Order based upon the terms of settlement purpose of the Act is set out in Appendix 1 . reached between the Heathcote, Kyneton, Goornong and Bridgewater Water Boards and the Minister regarding the restructuring of the authoriti.es to form the Coliban Region Water Water (Rural Water Corporation) Act 1992, No 50 of 1992 Authority. Settlement was reached to avoid the expense and inconvenience of litigation. The terms of the settlement are set out in the Court Order. This Act was proclaimed on 30 June 1992 to commence operations on 1 July 1992. The purpose of the Act is set out in Appendix 1 .

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Appendix 3: Statutory Rules 1991/92.

Number: Name:

211 /1991 Water (lake Eildon Recreational Area) {Houseboats) Regulations 1991

269/1991 Water (Permanent Transfer of Water Rights) Regulations 1991

61/1992 Water (Qualification of Water Engineers) Regulations 1992

11 7 /1992 Water (Annual Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

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Appendix 5: Committees, Coune

Major Committees in Operation During 1991 /92 Water Victoria: The Next 1 OC Years

0 Groundwater Advisory Committee; Draft Gippsland Water Strategy 0 Blue-Green Algae Project Team; 0 South East Region Water Management Strategy Task Force; Water Victoria: A Scarce Resource 0 South Western Region Task Force; 0 South Western Region Steering Committee; River Frontage Managemsnt in Gippsland 0 The Standing Committee on Rivers and Catchments; 0 Victorian Murray Darling Salt Disposal Working Group; Drinking Water Quality, Victoria 1 984-89 0 Salinity Research and Investigation Working Group; 0 Water Industry Consultative Committee; Potentlal Water Storage sites in Northern Victoria. 0 Plumbing Regulations Advisory Committee; ' 0 South Australia-Victoria Groundwater Border Agreement Review Committee. I 1 . Preliminary Environmental Review; 2. New Source Development; 3. Preliminary Geological Assessment.

The Snowy River Sediment Study : Sourcing Sediments Using Environmental T;acers.

The Snowy River Sediment Study : Investigation into 1lhe Distribution, Transport and Sources of sand in the Snowy River between Lake Jindabyne and Jarrahmond.

An Overview of Victoria's Groundwater Resources.

An Inventory of Drought Relief Bores in Victor!a.

General Applicabllity of Water Supply Performance Measures.

The Drought Walked Through: A History of Water Shortage in Victoria.

State Water Resources Plan

l. Northern Irrigation Areas; Water Losses in the Irrigation Delivery System. 2. Derivation of Economic Demand Scheduies for !rrigatio:n Water in Victoria, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 3. Derivation of Economic Demand Schedules for Irrigation Water in Victoria, STAGE II: Main Report. 4. Derivation of Economic Demand Schedules for Irrigation Water in Victoria, STAGE II: Subsidiary Report. 5. Derivation of Economic Demand Schedules for Irrigation Water in Victoria, Incorporation of Climatic Variability.

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I 72 I Appendix 7: Appointments, transfers, promotions, and other movements of persons to and 73 i from senior offices I Appendix 8: Declaration of Private Interests 1991 /92 Director-General D. Downie appointed from Department of Conservation and Environment Declarations were completed by all appropriate Departmental st aff. I I SES 4 P.Sheehan transferred to General-Manager South West, Department of Conservation and Environment

SES 3 L.Hobba resigned M.Anderson seconded to Director, Water Industry Management

SES 2 D.Patterson transferred to Department of Conservation and Environment I SES 1 S.Evans transferred to Manager, Industry, Economics and Planning Unit

J.Smith seconded to Rural Water Commission

Appendix 9: Overseas Travel Proposals 1991 /92 II II

There were no overseas travel proposais approved by the Overseas Visits Committee of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for staff from the Depari ment of Water Resources in 1991 /92. ~

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Appendix 10: Public Authorities (Equal Employment Opportunity) Act Appendix 11: Personnel

Prior to its re-formation in early 1992, the Department of Water Resources was part of the NO. CF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY CATEGORY AT 30.6.92 larger Administrative Unit of the Department of Conservation and Environment (DCE). During the time the Department was attached to DCE it came under its jurisdiction in terms of policy MALE FEMALE TOTAL and directives. As such Water Resources followed the directions and guidelines of the DCE EEO Consultative Committee and reported according to the Action Plan, programs and targets OFFICERS 61 25 86 as specified by DCE. S. 40 EMPS 5 s 10

The Director-General of Water Resources has a commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity, S. 41 .EMPS 2 3 to an equitable workplace and in ensuring that all EEO guidelines are met and change is actively LESS pursued. However as the Department has only recently been reformed and is still reviewing both its structure and work plan for the future, and an EEO Consultative Committee has yet to LWOP, MAT LEAVE ETC. 6 3 9 be convened. PLUS

The Department actively pursues equal employment considerations ensuring that all recruitment SECONDEES 2 3 advertisements are gender free and ensuring that females are given equal access to ·training, TOTAL 64 29 93 skill development and job rotation or placement opportunities. PART·TIME

Statistics are monitored in a variety of areas and will act as a basis in determining which areas OFFICERS 0 4 of the Department need to be addressed and in which areas females are under represented. S.40 EMPS 0 2 2

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1. LOSSES OFFICERS S.40 S. 41 TOTAL OFFICERS S.40 S.41 TOTAL EFT TOT. MALE FEMAL.E MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

EXEC. 6 2 3 11 10.6 SES 0 0 0 0 0 SUPPORT (INCL MIN. AM 3 5 2 1 0 0 11 OFFICE) SCI 0 0 0 0 0 WATER 28 5 0 33 32.2 RESOURCE ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAN. OTHER 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 WATER 29 0 0 29 28.2 TOTAL 5 5 5 4 0 0 19 INDUSTRY MAN.

WATER 8 2 0 10 9.7 TRAINING CENTRE 1. GAINS

ADMIN 13 3 0 16 16 (INCL EDP) OFFICERS S.40 S.41 TOTAL ! MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TOTAL 84 12 3 99 96.7 I SES 0 1 0 0 0 I o 1 l AM 0 0 2 0 0 3

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I 79 Appendix 12: Register of Assets I Appendix 13: Freedom of Information I 1. General ,4 total of slx requests were received by the Department of Water Resources from its incaption The Department has, during the 1991 /92 year, amended its assets register to only record on 21 January 1992 to 30 June 1992. assets with a purchase price of $1000 or more, with the exception of items regarded as being "portable and attractive". All of these items are recorded. 01 ~he ;-e:::uests received four were fina!isedi during the reporting period. 75% of the applicants wern granted access in full, and 25% had their request transferred to other agencies. The written down value of the Department's assets at 30 June 1992 was $1.5 million. There were no requests received for internal review of decisions to deny accit=Jss to documents, 2. I Non current physical assets I The Department of Water Resources has a number of buildings comprising the Water I Training Centre, located on land leased from the Department of Food and Agriculture at North Road, Werribee.

The Buildings and their value are $ Ii Administration Block 400,000 Accommodation Block 700,000 Water Treatment Building 20,000 Chlorine Rig Building 20,000 Shed 1 15,000 Shed 2 15,000 1 1, 170.000 Appendix 14: Principal Office Location 3. Current Physical Assets The Department has plant, machinery and operating equipment, most of which is located The Capartment of Water Resources has offices at: at the Water Training Centre, Werribee, and is used for training purposes. 1. 2nd Floor 35 Sp ~ ing Strsltt II Furniture and fittings sufficient to satisfy the needs to approximately 90 staff and an accommodation block at the Water Training Centre, housing up to 24 people, are held by fvlELBOURl\!E VIC 3 000 the Department. '.I Fax: !03) 651 3989

2. VVater Training Centre North Road (P 0 Box 409) WERRiBEE VIC 3030

Telephone: !03) 74 ~ 5844 Fax: ·103) 741 4965

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-~~~~~~~~~.--~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'"""'-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-.-~~~~~~~~~ ...... ~- Districts 1991 192 No. of f 1991/92 ARB I 1991/92 Sewerage {S) 1991/92 No. of Assesments Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 11991 /92 0 &. M 1991/92 Admin Name of Authority (•I Water (WI Assesments (Res) (Total) Estimate ($1 Ass. Unit Cost ($) Cost par Ass. Aireys Inlet WB IWll 1, 1901 ·1,2051 304 1 1001 1.081 54 Alberton WB (Sll 8401 1,0071 2271 I 128 59

{Wll 1,2701 1,6851 1531 2281 94, 53 ~Alexandra SC i (S) 1,418 1,587 166 - 282 39 .I (W)I 1.812! 2.0521 204I _ 325I 234 39 I Ararat (CCI i IS) 2,956 3,327 160 332 41 52 I I (W)I 3, 1901 3,5871 3291 301 I 3581 --- Ararat (SCI {S) 168 2 17 169 259 68 IWll 5591 7581 2151 3841 259 68 Avoca SC Avoc a (WJI 43 01 6091 3361 7531 134 69 Landsborough -Navarre {Wll 91 I 14 41 20 21 406 I 91 43 Redbank {W)I 29 I 401 114! 345 I 136 60 sub-total (W)I 550 1 793 Axedale WB IWJI 9 1 I 91 I 422 385 291 35 Bacchus Marsh SC {S)f 4,0271 4,3531 185 294 48

(Wll 4,50 11 4,7991 3 30 521 320 42 Ballen (S) 51 l 544 Ballan SC I 389+------+------t----- Bellen (WI I 779 I 8841 316 Blackwood (W) I 34 9 I 3641 27 2 Go rd on-M t Egerton (Wll 3531 394 1 290 sub-total (Wl I 1481 I 1 642 Ballarat WB Ballarat (SI 27,416 29,523 152 289 37 /_. Daylestord (S) 1,816 1,983 375 .921i S~

) sub-total($) 29,232 31,506 ! ..~

Ballarat (WI 32,081 34,496 _ 182 343 309~ 4:. Daylesford (W) 2,060 2,258 246 1 SO 260! 89 sub-total (W) 34, 141 36, 754 Beaufort WB tS)I 4851 544 153 n/a n/a! 27 I !Wli 7171 717 137 488 116 30

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Districts 1991/92 No. of 1991!n ARB 1991/92 Sewerage (S) 1991 i92 No . of I Assesrnents Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 11991 /92 0 & M 1991/92 Admin Name of Au t horit y (•I W ater IW ) Assesment s (Res) (Total) Estimate ( $) Ass. Unit Cost ($1 Cost per Ass. Beechworth US (S) 92/93 B.P not submitted (W) Benalla WB ($) 3,564 3,838 173 407 65 (W) 4,637 4,998 182 270 268 50 Bendigo WB (S) 24,341 26,827 215 474 22 Bet Bet S C Bealibe (W ) 89 97 303 180 203 48 Dunolly (W) 378 424 286 201 159 47 Tarnagulla {WI 117 129 346 222 385 48 sub-total {WJ 584 650 Birchip SC (S) 381 426 165 425 17 Bridgewater WB (W) 193 217 389 518 324 41 Bright D'trict WB (Inc K.V.W.B) (5) 891 1,036 371 398 56 (W) 1,541 1,796 294 551 156 46 Campaspe Reg WA Echuca (SI 3,560 4,106 247 193 87 Rochester {S) 1,055 1, 170 199 346 49 sub-total (S) 4,615 5,276 Echuca (W) 3,750 4,365 154 667 130 78 E)more (W) 355 425 218 423 102 52 Lockington (W) 171 203 204 380 372 59 Rochester {W) 1,, 15 1,317 208 448 153 49 sub-total (W) 5,391 6,310 Camperdown TC (S) 1,411 1,606 155 103 86 {WJ 1,442 1,659 216 225 454 90 Castlemaine & District WB (S) 2,651 2,921 220 586 106 Charlton WB (SI 503 667 216 273 36 (W) 519 690 410 613 346 34 Chiltern WB Chiltern (SI 439 472 321 690 50 8arnawartha (W) '173 177 373 531 406 50 Chiltern {WI 505 538 260 418 223 51 subtotal (W) 678 715 ------,

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Districts 1991/92 No. of 1991/92ARB 1991/92 Sewerage (S, 11991/92 No. of Assesments Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 1991/920&M 1991 /92 Admin Name of Authority ( •) Water (W) Assesments (Res} (Total} Estimate ($) Ass. Unit Cost ($) Cost per Ass. Cobram SC Cobtam {Sll 1,633 1,876 141 132 40 Cobram (WI 1,690 1,978 193 473 139 41 Katamatite (W) 101 , 1 1 274 554 324 31 sub-total (W) 1,791 2,089 Cohuna SC {S) 883 1,002 144 63 (W) 1, 163 1,475 218 442 221 50 Colee D'trict WB Apollo Bay (SI 1,315 1,439 171 497 68 Colac (SJ 5,160 6,570 198 327 46 sub-total (S) 6,475 8 ,017 Apollo Bay (W} 1,035 1,124 205 184 431 52 Colac (WI 4,242 4,830 206 255 184 50 sub-total (W) 5,277 5,954 Creswick SWB (S) 1,136 1, 181 396 56 68 (Wl 1,523 1,629 293 516 115 50 Deakin WS (S) 393 448 248 251 44 (W) 485 624 265 907 199 43 Devenish WB (W) 40 58 230 300 171 59 Donald WB (SJ 675 758 157 172 34 {W) 683 768 283 622 291 34 Euroa WB ($) 1,271 1,398 183 328 66 (WI 1,505 1,602 251 429 152 so Geelong & District Water Board Geelong (S) 75,959 85,433 194 411 47 Geelong (W) 85,936 93,260 200 239 279 47 Mt Duneed (W} 252 423 275 520 270 65 sub-total (WJ 86, 188 93,683 Glene!g-Wannon WB Casterton (SJ 717 823 146 294 38 Coleraine (S) 493 559 113 257 32 sub-total (S) 1,210 1,382 Balmoral (WJ 107 145 210 505 422 30 Coleraine-Casterton (W) 1,352 l,736 200 332 252 37 Merino {W) 132 177 212 333 459 33

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Districts 1991/92 No. of 1991 /92 ARB 1· 1991 /92 f r- Sewerage {S, 199 l /9 2 No. of I Assesments Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 11991192 0 & M 1991 /92 Adrnin Name of Authority (•I W ater (W) Assasments (Res) (Total) Estimate ($) . Ass, Unit Cost ($J Cost per Ass. sub·total (W) 1,591 2,058 l , 1 Goorambat WB (WJ ··47 65 202 447 272 -··--so Goornong WS - (W) 157 ,. 165 292 640.._ 118 34 . ,.. .,,,,. ... ---- .....- .. .. Gordon WB (W) 364 4 15 271 411 272 -- ·-41

Goulburn WB Nagamb1e {S) 540 616 251 707 37

Nagambie(W) 575; ·---- 710 216 690 112 ~~, Longwood (WI 72 113 306 522 175 56 sub-total !Wll 6471 823 ------Hamilton WB Hamilton {S) 3,755 4,211 123 231 65 ....._ .. -·-· --·---· Hamilton (W) 4, 1 27 4,632 177 277 142 68 Hampden SC (SJ 818 94T 154 456 341 (W) 414 536 217 -2i9- 499 ~-381. Heathcote WB (S) 584 686 339 235 70 (W) Heytesbury SC Cobden (S)I 6101 722 300 534 33 Port Campbell (Sll 1711 185 164 343 23 Simpson (S)I 651 76 161 369 32 sub-total (Sil 8461 983 Heytesbury (W)I 5991 7241 2301 1981 593 35 Heywood WB (S)I 5851 6431 1961 I 2521 70 (W) -598 656 245 231 293 ·-57 Hindmarsh WB Dimboola (Sll 6941 7591 1851 I 4751 41 Jeparit(Sl 2621 2891 1751 I 1241 19 Rainbow {S) 325 362 235 254 22 sub-total (Sii 1,281 I 1,410 Horsham CC ~ s, 10sl s,840 144 308 61 IWll 5, 1381 6,025 320 353 241 60 1I I

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L-----·-·------+------"~--··----··---~~~~-··-··1.s H 6 ---~·-=~~~!~t-213 123_c_~ 79 ~ ! Lextcn WB L--·-·------~_Pi:'~-~t·~-~~~~1------··-······-- . ---·ii==-··-'-"__ ,., ·r-__..:;!

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L~wKi~~:':_~ -----·.,·-·___ --· --··- -~~·------~:~L__ ___z: J_. -~---238 __2_5_?. :-~------='~·__... ., --- ~~~--.~ =-·-:_~s11 Mac atist3.:i. 577 3661 l ,330 54 _ r, 1. ---~,------·-;;b'~;ns;-- ---·----t-~8..$,'>I------· ·3,19 7 ....- ~- -- ·------··--; ~ ~-..- ...... _, ...,=: .. · ...... ___ ,..__...... _ ....,., ...... ~---·--- ·-- ...-- .--.---11...-..--~...- .•- ...... _.. ______-· .. ----1

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RirJdii:ls Cr~ek(5) 46 8 ! 480 2.5$ G87 1031 ---= 7 ,918! ---- 47.0- 599 105 t:~==~-·--· Swr.bu 1~~-(S)f~-~~="!,53~-~-~-----··---+--- 352 ~· 62 ! Woodand ISli 'j 0134 1' 16 2 400 -- - ..- ... ---- ... -= - r------·~ J;t-;;-t;ifsi~-==-----··1·Q.4J's'---- -~-~·1 ..1,.0- 1..0 I -- .,...-.-..~-.. "~·--··- ·· --- ·-~-~--·- . ~--- 297 . ' 675 . 35 . I Gis~ornstW ) ·i .t3:~5 1,960j ~ __ ..______...... _...... _ __.. _.- . _ _ --- -. . -1------1--- 314 70 ~ ~l!ctiC:on(W) ·. . ·120 1.. • 1..4111 - I 375 102 r------~~~ ---R!ddoll~C;;~k!W J 10 '(. 7141. -- .. :ns 509 101 sun:.;~·;v· HlO l~------::w, 1.saa 1;1,.... a.;:;3 I JO~

-----=~~·-·----w-;~e-;d~wi 1. 4 69 -~~ ---·1,580-f---~·=··-·3=,,I 2591 I 61 4381 - sub·totai (W) f 17.,804j 13,904 ewa - ---- 1s1j r,53r------939 l 376 495 '15.6 ..,,VI ----22.6 (Wll 689 978 21 1 118 ~~~ C ·------....1....--.... __._...... 86

.. Districts 1991192 No. of 1991(92 ARB 1991/92 Sewerage ($} 1991/92 No. of Assesments Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 199l/92 0 & M 1991 /92 Admin Name of Authority (') W ater (Wl I Assesments (ResJ (Total) Estimate ($} Ass. Unit Cost ($1 Cost per Ass. Mansfield Dist WB Mansfield (S) 1,485 1,673 213 285 43 Mansfield {WJ 1,741 1,972 255 470 103 44

Woods Point (W) ··~ 63 76 108 210 63 21 sub-total (WI 1,804 2,048 ·=·~·- Maryborough CC (S) 3,140 3,644 165 532 55 (W) 3,398 3,842 183 :1.74 233 50 Marysville WB (W) 364 422 293 448 11 4 62 Matton WB (S) 10,386 10,825 390 456 65 (W) 11,300 11,740 212 293 290 60 Mid-Goulburn Region WB Broadford (S) 997 1,057 441 281 61 Kilmore/Wallan ($) 1,687 1,902 327 117 62 Seymour($) 2,559 2,868 195 141 61 sub-total (S) 5,243 5,827 Broadford (W) 1,226 1,443 353 4 16 157 61 Kilmore {W) 2,601 3,001 335 323 285 6'1 Seymour/Avenet (WI 3,084 3,555 253 670 165 51 sub-total (Wl 6,911 7,999 Mitchell WB Bairnsdale (Sl 4,419 5,095 '161 361 25 Lindenow (S} 2.176 2.270 364 746 25 Paynesville {$) sub-total (S) 6,595 7,365 Mitchell (W) 7,360 8,715 172 262 186 24 Mooroopna WB (Sl 2,252 2,416 106 116 42 (W) '-.390 2,564 139 444 106 37 Mortlake WB (W) 490 564 298 265 184 42 Mount Rouse SC Dunkeld (W) 290 290 349 207 714 53 Glenthompson (WI 150 150 380 267 898 39 Penshurst (Wl 300 300 33 3 267 479 53 sub-total (W} 740 740 Murtoa WB {$) 394 416 133 262 55 (W) 40 7 447 253 627 218 55

87 r- -r-- · Distri~ts I i991~-~'fT199i/9-2ARB 1991/92 l Sewerage (5) I 1991/92 No. of Assesments j Actual or latest Kilolitres per Res 1991/92 0 & M 1991/92 Admin Name of Authority l 'l i W ater (W) Assesments (Res) (Total) , Estimate ($) Ass. Unit Cost($) Cost per Ass. - ~ Myrtl11ford WB ----+r------{~"----~: ___, ~::::; - ~:: 771 5~~- :: Nathalia SC ($) 630 694 137 226 36 - (W} ·ae7 - 962 ·- 204 637 210 341 Nhill WB (S}j 9001 1,069 132 264 49 l--- ·-·-·---- · • ~...... ' - (W)~ 922 1,099 226 n/a n/a 48 -,- ...... - ...... -... 1-----NumurkahSC (S) 1,320 1,617 152 295 44 - ·- (WI --- 1,7 10 2,010(.... 195 = 468 261 38

Omeo SC t ·~-----G-r-e-at_e_r_O_m-;;~·isi-- 171 ·--- 176L___ 494 2,738 96

i ~e~::::~______4t=8 ~----~-E. 400 232 . 347 .• ,~ Orbost WB (5} 1,360 1,600 172 565 49

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Robinvale WB .. ·-· J H- (Sir-·---S-251 -~-,"-'8'21! 251 340 54

CW) 625 821 404 480 196 ~4 !------+----~------+--- I Rodney WB {S) 1,090 -·- 1,215- 369 • 259 63 I r=-.--~ (W} 1,430 - 1,S90 2.53 515 133 52, Romsey-Lanoefield WB Romsey iSJ 1,052 1,052 194 442 421 Lancefillld (W) 560 588 230 232 307 44 Romsey (Wll 1.1321 1,2231 2371 .2881 2221 45 sub-total (Wll 1,692 1,811 Rutherg!en WB \SI! 1,088 1,219 315 206 46 (Wl 1'190 1,372 252 319 108 23 St Arnaud TC (SJ 1,065 1, 185 155 221 68 (W) 1, 172 1,312 381 307 394 73 Sale CC IS) 5,169 5,814 261 887 49 (W) 5,261 5,908 155 358 180 45 - I------~----~ ------

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Toora Ru ral (WI 250 2501 4841 1,8881 1051 82 sub-total (W) 1,550 1,710 Springhurst WB I (W) 75 85 240 353 83 41 Stawell WB I Stawell Urban (S) 2,330 2,859 159 391 55 Stawell Urban {W) 2,804 3,258 185 499 121 48 1 Stawell Rural (W} 36 45 236 989 676 56 1 sub·total (W) 2,840 3,303 Stawell SC I Halls Gap (S) 321 389 519 559 166 Stawell (WJ 500 594 264 240 368 109 Sunraysia WB I Sunraysia (5) 10,290 11,693 198 359 63 Red Cliffs {W) 1,261 1,300 421 494 163 171 Sunraysia (W) 12,060 13,400 187 532 130 64 sub-total (Wl 13,321 14,700 Swan Hill WB I Swan Hill (S) 3,563 4,097 190 264 78 Swan Hill (W) 4,026 4,580 239 397 171 70 Talbot & Clunes SC I Clunes (W) 792 896 181 94 485 42 Talbot (W) 191 252 181 nfs n/s 55 sub-total (W) 983 1, 148 Tallangatta SC I Bellbridge (S) 145 146 323 900 34 Dartmouth (SI 129 132 216 1,323 19 Tallongatta (SJ 402 592 220 618 19 sub-toraf (5) 676 870 Bellbridge (W) 152 153 223 408 322 29 Dartmouth (W) 129 132 197 209 298 25 T allangatta (W) 403 532 244 658 176 28 sub-total (W) 687 817 , -

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Districts l j 199i192"No:.~t-·1991/92 ARB 1991 /92 Sewerage (SJ , 1991/92 No. of ' Ar.se!---~ Tarago WB I ~---s.305 6, 156 155 460 42 (WJ 6,517 8,616 171 350 289 42 Tarwin Valley WB {W) 258 330 210 155 355 68 Tullaroop (WJ 963 1,046 290 519 476 46 Tungamah Shire WB Tungamah U{WI 92/93 B.P. not submitted St James (WI Katandra West (W) Tungamah R(WJ sub-total (W) Upper Murra¥ WB I Corryong (5) 596 755 76 34 35 Corryong {W) 624 806 252 1,399 141 39 Cudgewa {W) 67 84 215 776 107 57 Walwa (Wl 60 90 186 667 153 47 sub-total (Wl 751 980 Walpeup SC I (W) 92/93 B.P. not submitted Wangaratta CC I (S) 6,036 7,086 102 248 36 (W) 6, 154 7,581 113 989 81 34 ,Waranga WB I (WI 764 962 232 815 149 56 Warracknabeal WB I (5) , .192 i,378 145 370 40 1 (Wl 1,222 1,459 278 507 333 43 Warrnambool CC I (5) 9,267 10,234 118 147 42 {W) 9,521 10,707 276 273 485 58 Warrnambool SC I (W) 795 928 251 161 361 36 Westernport WB I (SI 4,534 4,669 372 1.170 52 (Wl 12,517 12,765 232 153 373 31 Wodonga CC I {S) 9,126 10,000 157 295 51 {W) 9,128 10,003 199 613 185 82

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Key nla Not available n/s Not submitted (.) Information from 1992/93 Business Plan unless othe rwise specified I

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r------~-·----.------~~~~~.-.,r~-~--~~~~~~~~~~,,.....~--~-----~ ' '"I .•.• ! 1991i92 W'way I 1991/92 samples meeting 1 ' .,ame o 1 0 rs.r:c, 1 . ._ . , - - 1991/92 W'way · 11991/Sl samples meeting I 1 Name of District Sew (S)/Water (WJ j 0 :scnerges meetmg all EPA 1 WHO Beet'! star.dards (%) Name of Authority ( ) Sew (SJ/Water (W) Discharges maoting all EPA WHO Bact'I standards (%) r i Req'ments {%) i (#) I Req'mems (%) 1 (#) i--- --~~~-- -· --f---~~~-~---- 70 ~ Barna~a rtha_ twi 1~===~-----~ I Chiltern IWl I Cobram SC l~.-~~--c_obramt'S) i'-~==~~~~----+------~---~ i . Cob-r~m- !W~- 1.-~-----==~--.!L'--- -· · Katamatite (W) --=-.~~:~~~- Cohuna SC (S) t I ,1 ···r=---l...... - - IW~1•·~~~- Colac D'trict WB _ _ . Ap~ll~ Bay (~· -il ~j -~=~----~=~+------! 0 Colee (S) 100

80

Glenelg-Wannon WB ----i,.._ · ---- ~---C-astert or. ISi 70 I: Coleraine (S) 100 l~~·~-----~,'------11------i Balmoral (Wl 0 ·- ····"=~-1------+------I , Coleraine-Casterton iW) 0 11 i--~·· ·'------+------! ~-~n-ib_a_t_W_B__ . __ _ -:=.± _--_-_···__ Merino (WI n/~ Goornong WB (W) n/s Gordon W8 (W) 95 Goulburn WB Nagambie (S) 100 Longwood (W) 0 Nagarnbie IW) 80 l Hamilton WB lS) 100 I (W) 100 Hampden SC (S) 100 (W) 10 I Heathcote WB (S) 100 (W) 90 Heytasbury SC (S) 100 (W) 0 Heywood WB (SJ 0 (W) 100 Hindmarsh W8 Dimboola (S) 100 Jeparit (Sl 100 Rainbow (Sl 100 Horsham CC (SJ 60 (W) 95 I Kaniva SC Kaniva (S) 100 94 95

1991/92 W'way 1991 /92 samples meeting Name of District ·-- ···· . ·. !! 1991/92W'way ···Ji 1991/92sampl~~-;;:;;~tf~-1! Name of Authcrity (") Discharges meeting all EPA WHO Bact'I standards (%) Sew (S}IWatsr (W) Name of Authori~y {*) Name/Wof Dis~rwict :j Discharges meeting all EPA 1i WHO Bact'I standards(%) ; Req'ments (%} (#) Sew (S) a ter , 1 ! R , t {%) r. (#' , f. --~~-- : . eq men s II • 1! 1 Serviceton (S) 100 ~M-a-ce_d_o_n--R-e-gi_o_n_W~A~===lr·=- -~-· ~!sbom_e.1s1_: __ ..... ·- --· 95:! ~ Kaniva (W) 0 ! Ridde:ls Ck (S} i .__ __n _t__ s.~------Lillimur (W} 0 !~-·-· · - - - Sur.bur•'/ (S)I 4 6 1 Miram IWl 0 I'---· Woodend (S): 1oot i Kerang BC (S) 100 II 1.----- Gisborne 1w}r·--- - -.~~==;:~1===~~--~--31 {W) 85 1!:. Ma~edor. iwiT ,r-----·- 3sl Kiewa Valley WA Upper Kiewa (S} 100 Riddeils Ci< IWJ ,i, ·F-- si Yackandandah(S) 100 Ii s~nn1;rv 1w1 !· - 90! Upper Kiewa (W) 45 ;~-·-..-.. - ..... ---w~·~dend 1w}J_· ------! ic»i L ~I j ·I Yackandandah IWl 90 1.: Ma=1l~~c-o_o_t_a_W_'_B______l~ --~= ~· =--~·-~· ----(S) 1 - ~/91 ! Korong SC Inglewood (W} 11/s ,, . -·--ifi .. _e=------. 32 Wedderburn (W) n/s Mans=f·i=e=ld~D-is-t-ric_t_W_B___ !-i------M-.~-n~~f=·ie=l=d=(=S)r 100 l----..- .. ------! Korumburra WB Korumburra {S} 90 I Mansfield lW) . - r 100 Korumburra IWl 95 f------"""°·'=~·t Woods Point lWI! ···-·····-·· ------~·~,-~==~----~4-0-1 Loch, Nyora, Maryborough cc I ~r ---·~s=~._,l·~===~------1 Poowong (Wl 80 . .____ ,_.vv_,ilL______J 1 oo Kowree WB (S) 100 1-~-:-~":~=s:~iw-lle~B-W-B-----~F-----·--·-.-_-. - i:l ------.--·;;;~;-·----~~--==9,..,....jS {WI 100 Kyobram TC (S) n/s 1 00 (W) 95 1-M-id-G~ou=l~b=u=rn=R=w=e-·--J ______a!Oadi-~;J~;F~~~ ---- ~ 1oof-~~==~------1 Kyneton WB ($) n/s Kihn~reNiall1rnis: r-- - ·- ·· - ·-7oT ______.. ·-·-···· (W} n/s ;=-~-=~:::=r -----=-~OF-=~----.~------,-0--1 Latrobe Region WA ISi 90 Chlorinated (W} 100 !I Kiimo-;~ 1~'.>I ------· _\i ______2-10

Non-Chlor (WI 75 :1 se,.·/.Ave~--iv./}! 80 Learmonth WB (WI so Mitcll~ll W8 ---·----·-·-:r-· -~···- -·- -- Sairr;sdal~-is!j-··----·-- ·-=· 100 L·------1 Leongatha WB (S) 60 ~ .. Lind~~,:~~~~!~~)~r- - --- rn ---·--~~~J.1-,--~------s-ls IWI 100 i , "'·'I i ..J Lexton WB Amphitheatre (W) 20 lMoor~ ;j~n-;ws-·=--~·~r ... -!SJ1. 100] I Lexton (W) 25 IM"'.k~ wB - --=:_:_:~L_ ----···j------1: Waubra IWl 70 .. i-- -· Lorne (S) 100 Mount Rouse scri \W)il" ___]I______,50 1------~~ (S}1---~~-ioo1 IW} 85 Murtoa WB Lower Kiewa W8 (WI 100 1~~~,~- ··--iWTr- .. ----·--1----- 90 Macalister WB Heyfield {S) 100 Mvrtleford ws---~~--~-1=~~---- ___ ---1s1i - ·· -·--1001.'-,.------1 Maffra (S) 100 1w11"··---- as I 1 Stratford {S} 100 i------~- !S!r------""=···~ ~-~ -.-~· Hayfield (W) 95 95 _N_a_t~h~a~lia-.s_c______J::::~:~= -. •w.:~:::_ :~:: ··--:_j:L-'--=·=~~~~~~~~------.--_-__-....i Maffra (W) 80 1 Stratford (W) 40 1 1--:-u-h~~il=:-~-:-h_S_C--·- --l.:: :::· ::·~ -- ··.· :=:: ~:~~------~ 94 1.-0~m=e~o~S-C___ -----l~~~-:=:·::_ :·~~1-.------·- =~=~~::;:· ---· ~---- -·- ·---{~~ 6C 'r1~,.. .-w.·· Jf __ -- ·_:_:_ ___ :-:!+~:- . :~_: ::.:..._· --=99='------100 -Port Fairy WB ------1- '" --- -· =~~-is~»-;!------·-100·'------IJ

95 ~nd WB - - ... - .. -_ r::~::_~::~ --· ·~:E:~:~::=::~: __ 100 ll 96 97 Nome of District 1991 /92 W'way 1991/92 samp:as meeting Name of Authority(•) Saw (SJ/Water (WJ Discharges meeting all EPA WHO Bact'I stand ards (%) ..-..~~~~----~ ~-·.------~~~-----,------.------, Name ot Distr!ct l 991 /92 W'way 1991 /92 samples meet;ng Req'ments (%) (#) I Name of Authority ( ') Sew ~SlfvVater \W) Discharges meeting all EPA WhO Bact'I standards(%) (W) 97 Req'ments l%J <#l 1 Pyalong WB IWJ n/s Katandra West(WI n/s Roblnvale WB (SI 100 I Tungamah R !W} n/s (W) 95 Upper Murray WB I Corryong (S} 100 Rodney WB (S) 100 Corryong (WI 0 {WI 98 I I Cudgewe (W) 25 Romsey· Lancefield WB Romsey {S} 95 ! walwa (W) c Ramsey (WJ 0 bipoup Sc I {W) n/s Lancefield (W) 10 i; Wangaratta CC ! (S) 90 ,, I. Rutherglen WB IS) ·1 j; (WI 100 100 'I lWJ 0 1Wa1anga WB '! !Wl 100 St Arnaud TC {SI 30 lwarracknebeal WB i (SI 100 (W) n/s (WJ 100 . . ...=------"\ I! Sale CC (S) 100 Warmambooi CC ' (S) 91 ' (W) 100 I (W) 98 I Sea Lake WB ($) 100 Warrnan1bool SC (WI 95 Shepparton WB Murchison (SI n/s Westernport WB : ~ ______< s_>.,..______,_o_o-+------·~ Shepparton (SI n/s l (Wl 95 Murchison (W) t-----~-~· ,--~---'------~~---t------~-t------1 n/s Wodor.ga cc ~------'-s_>______a_o-+------1 Shepparton (W) n/s 1------~··-..:.:o~.-..,__._~ ______. ______~ ,__, ______~-! Violet Town (WJ n/s Wonthaggi-lnverbch WB :; iSl 100 1---~------+------~----+------i South Gippsland WB Foster/Tocra (S} 70 1------·------· J ______1_w_1 ______--1------s-12 Welshpool (S) 100 Wycheproof WB______,N,..,,l______i_·s_i ______,_1_0_0-+------1 Foster/Toora Yarrawonga SC I (S) 90 Fish Creek (W) 7 1 Toora Rural (WI 65 Y-ea wa~· ~.. -}: (W) Springhurst WB (WI 0 ~ · ~ : 1 1001------,:-:-i, Stawell SC Halls Gap (SJ 100 Key Stawell (W) 43 N/A Not applicable Stawell WB (SI 90 N/S Not submitted IW) 60 {") 1nformation from 1992i93 Business Plan unless otherwise sepcified (#) Data does not always accord with laboratory reports Sunraysia WB Sunraysia (S) 95 Red Cliffs (WJ 60 Sunraysia (W) 60 Swan Hill WB (S) 100 IWl 100 Talbot & Clunes SC Clunes (W) n/s Talbot tW) n/s Tallangatta SC Ballbridge (Sl&(W) 90 90 r------::-----:-:------f------~----+----~--~-··-- Da rtmouth(S) & (W) 100 80 Tallangatta(S)&(W) 80 80 Tambo WB (SJ 99 IWJ 45 Tarago WB (SJ 0 (WJ 83 Tarwln Valley WB (Wl 70 Tullaroop !WJ 100 Tungam ah Shire WB Tungamah U (W) n/s St James (W) n/s --

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1991/92 Cash Surplus/ 1991 /92 Financial Decifit as a proportion outlays as a proportion 1991 /92 Total Debt 1991/92 Reserves Name of Aut hority( •1 1991/92 Capital 1991/92 Global 1991/92 Govt Grants of recurrent expenditure of recurrent receipts ($)('000sl ($H'000sl Works ($)('000s) Borrowings ($)('000sJ ($)('000) Aireys Inlet WB 0.03 0.508 834 241 25 25 Alberton WB 10 0.89 0.31 1,582 1,093 772 700 Alexandra SC 0 0.51 0.2 1, 177 616 413 0 Ararat CC 0 0. 104 0 .572 1,991 1,934 152 0 Ararat SC 0 0.27 0.009 190 121 77 100 Avoca SC 0 0.14 0 .53 957 226 0 0 Axedale WB 0.42 0.37 97 16 0 0 Bacchus Marsh SC 0 0.12 0.44 5,908 1,389 2,552 1,250 Ballan SC 29 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s Ballarat WB 0 0.315 0 .276 58,625 31,308 12,987 5,053 2.377 Beaufort WB 0.166 0.496 482 433 6 0 Beechworth US 0 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s Benalla WB 0 0.49 0. 13 3,463 2,021 1,210 1,740 0 Bendigo WB 0.11 0.46 25,443 13,481 1,814 2,900 Bet Bet SC 0 0.38 0.34 491 137 10 0 0 Birchip SC 0.051 0.226 215 168 0 0 Bridgewater WB 0 0.32 0.74 109 32 5 0 Bright D'trict WB (Inc 0 0.19 0.79 4,534 KVWBI 219 147 79 9 Campaspe Reg WA 0.14 0.37 8,694 2,925 1,478 0 0 Camperdown TC 0.091 0.092 739 530 75 0 Castlemaine & District 0 0.14 0. 16 950 1,608 WB 715 0 0 Charlton WB 0.29 0.2.9 707 335 6 0 Chiltern WB 0 -0.093 0.697 1,448 56 18 0 Cobram SC 0 0.2 0.35 2,015 2,761 580 0 0 Cohuna SC 0.07 0.29 1,391 1,230 0 0 Colac D'trict WB 0 0.038 0 .404 12,485 2,338 1,857 0 0 Creswick SWB 0.2 0.5 3,629 434 491 100 Deakin WB 0 0.09 0 .57 1,508 402 0 0 Devenish WB 0 0 .29 0 .34 29 20 0 0 0

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1991/92 Cash Surplus/ 1991 /92 Financial l ---· ='~ Decifit as a propor1ion outlays as a proportion 1991/92 Total Debt 1 991/92 Reserves 1991/92 Capital 1991 /92 Global 1991/9 2 Govt Grants ($)('OOOs) Name of Authority(*} of recurrent expex1 enditure of recurrent receipts ($)('000s) I ($)('000s) I Works ~$)('000s}Borrowings ($)('000s) ($)('000) Donald WB (0.043) 0.4 , n/a 247 50 0 0 Euroa WB I 0.11 0 .37 I 949 I 2,288 I 21 0 0 Geelong &District WB I 0.3451 0.31 164,280! 35,421 I 24,863 7,000 0 Glenelg-Wannon WB I 0.1451 0.2961 1,9291 6381 148 0 0 GoorambatWB I 0.111 0.121 81 291 O 0 0 Goornong WB I 0.081 0.391 991 61 9 0 0 Gordon WB I 0.271 0.181 1781 88! O 0 0 GoulburnWB I 0.481 0 .211 9491 2491 59 0 0 Hamilton WB I 0.071 0 .3941 4,3991 1.4671 2,872 500 0 Hampden SC I 0.3981 0.1691 7241 1,2861 33 0 0 Heathco111 WB I (0.1811 0.571 2,2431 (8011 383 0 0 HeytesbutySC I 0.1121 0.441 2.,6021 5141 99 0 0 Heywood WB I 0.231 I 0.2741 7581 1971 189 38 0 Hindmarsh WB I 0.041 0.4891 8841 2401 0 0 0 Horsham CC 0.261 I 0.1791 6,2381 4.4771 2,394 0 0 Kaniva SC 0.131 I 0.2651 5981 192! 2 0 0 Kerang BC 0.11 0.071 3241 6301 413 0 0 Kiewa Valley WA 0.1391 0.9381 7601 7671 143 0 0 Korong SC 0 .181 0.271 5121 1881 161 0 0 Korumburra WB o.141 0.32 I 2,040 I 9261 74 0 0 Kowree WB 0.1971 0.4011 1,2031 2221 114 0 0 Kyabram TC 0.21 0.171 8971 1,221 I 603 0 0 Kvneton WB (0.41ll 0.291 1.6401 2381 759 0 0 La Trobe Reg WA 0.1231 0.331 35,1651 19,6091 10,008 0 429 Learmonth WB 0.2071 0.1631 421 501 3 0 0 leongatha wa 10.291! o.461 5.4081 2,232.I 1.112 0 0 Lexton WB 0.1291 0 .5421 3431 431 73 so 0 Lorne WB 0. 131 0 .40 21 01 7321 172 0 16 Lower Kiewa WB 0.121 0.21 901 71 20 0 0 Macalister WB 0.071 0.491 9,031 I 6701 1,303 235 211 Macedon Reg WA 10.os11 o.541 3s,0001 2,5111 7,521 1,455 430 - -

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1991/92 Cash Surplus/ 1991/92 Financial Oecifit as a proportion outlays as a proportion 1991/92 Total Debt 1991 /9 2 Reserves 1991/92 Capital 1991/92 Global 1991 /92 Govt Grants Name of Authority(• I of recurrent expenditure of recurrent receipts ($)('000s) ($)('000s) Works ($)('000s} Borrowings <$)('000sl ($)('000) Mallacoota WB 1.04 0.47 3,275 1,395 218 100 199 Mansfield District WB (0.02) 0.65 4, 161 (192} 179 239 0 Maryborough CC 0.05 0.31 3,635 1,489 160 0 0 Marysville WB 0.09 0.94 766 12 38 0 0 Melton WB 0.29 0.58 24,228 8,460 2,162 0 0 Mid-Goulburn Reg WB 0.13 0.48 17,600 951 521 0 0 Mitchell WB 0.15 0.54 13,450 S,481 1,711 0 0 Mooroopna WB {0.04) 0.53 2,216 2,636 390 95 0 Mortlake WB 0.097 0.404 501 43 44 0 0 Mount Rouse SC 0.152 0.209 365 45, 27 0 24 Munoa WB 0.118 0.319 430 186 64 0 0 Myrtleford WB 0.02 0.38 2,893 387 365 0 0 Nathalia SC 0.09 0.22 284 210 39 0 0 NhillWB 0.111 0.222 621 253 35 0 0 Numurkah SC 0.2 0.23 976 781 0 0 0 Omeo SC 0.53 0.04 114 466 74 0 0 Orbost WB 0.07 0.33 2,184 825 596 800 0 Port Fairy WB 0.035 0.384 1,695 890 140 0 0 Portland WB 0.34 0,339 5,402 2,875 741 0 0 Pyelong WB ·0.4 1.14 37 35 0 0 0 Robinvala WB 0.04 0,66 2,281 457 69 0 0 Rodney WB 0.28 0.29 281 999 234 0 0 Romsey·Lancefield WB ·0.53 0.79 1,333 469 97 0 0 Rutherglen WB (0.087) 0.807 4,089 95 307 148 72 St Arnaud TC 0.08 0.3 1,676 577 312 175 0 Sale CC 0.11 0.2 3,659 2,458 137 0 0 Sea Lake WB 0.12 0.23 196 92 0 0 0 Shepparton WB 0.6 0.2 9,738 12,074 3,075 174 0 South Gippsland WB 0.25 0.24 1,530 2,792 381 0 13 Sprioghurst WB 0.31 0.51 77 41 0 0 0 Stawell WB 0.234 0.388 3,606 978 1,073 0 0

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1 2 ~e~:~;!sc:~osp:~:~~/ou:t:~s~~aF~~:;:~~:onf~~-1-;~~Tot~:~~ut.·-··-~:·~~~~~ ·~:~~r~~:-- .-·~·:·~·~~;:~-pi-t<-11 ·--l1_9_9~:~-lo-ba-l -·~-~99~~9-2_G_o:-Gr:~-ts- Name of Authority(") j of recurrent expenditure of recurrent receipts ($){'000s) . 1$)('000::_ Works ($)('000s) ':_orrowings ($)('000sl_ _ ($}('~_0_0_1---i jStawell SC 0.089 0.536 2,047 86 3 0 13 -··--·~-·--...... ~..... _...... __ ...... ;....---...··--·- --·-·-- =·"'·"'"--""~--=---~- ....., .. ___ ------·------1------1 SunraysiaW8. _ 0.3 0.15 4,198 11,860 953 1 ,•• o • -~~--0 Swan Hill WB : 0.28 0.31 1,256 3,249 . . 1,002j 01 O 1

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11 Tambo WB o:~~·~-'·=·~~=~.?·!.~. ... . 1_8,S~~i, 777 3,~ss~ ______o: __ 1,304 1

!TaragoWB 0.34 0.06 100!1 4,600 -··----~-'~-~~L.~·=-=-··--···-----0 -~-·-~·---~. !Tarwin Valley ws 0 .14 o.59 ssj 12s ·--1f ... ----· o · - o' Tullaroop 0.22 0.08 95 4951 01 01 0 Tungamah Shire WB n/s n/s n/s n~ n/s 0 0 IUpper Murray WB I 0.0031 0.3251 6881 --·~-,~-1931 01 01 01 Walpeup SC n/s n/s n/s -;,;i n/s 0 0 IWang11ratte cc I o.04I o., I 1,405! 4.824! 608 oi o WarangaWB 0,03 0.19 318 249 64 1 0 0 WarracknabealWB 0.071 0.129 681 509 104 0 O Warrnambool cc 0.329 I 0.145 3, 733 4,028 3, 134 O --·--o· • ---,=·=· . ~·.-~.·~·- . - I 1warrnambool SC !0.091j 0.503 469 109 19 0 0 Westernport WB 0.421 0.59 25,360 1,602. 5,294 2,660 O Wodonga CC 0.23 0.152 5,975 3,494 4,780 OI 0 Wonthaggi-lnverloch 0.15 0.58 16,426 2,582 442 24sr-- 0 WB Wycheproof WB I 0.361 0.221 2121 1851 OI 01 0 Yarrawonga SC 0.22 0.23 727 1,714 811 ·~--~I~·~- 0 1 Yea WB 0.21 0.29 1.059 342 44 or 0

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1991 /92 Amount of Revenue raised 1991 /92 State Additional specific locally (rate/municipal Government Grant 1991/92 State 1991/92 Govt.. to 1991/92 Total Debt purpose funding ($1 Name of Authority contributio nl ( $) ($) Government Loan ($) local finding ratio (#I ($) (##}

Shira of Alberton RIT 42 50000 0 1.2 63001 92138 {i) Shire of Alexandra RIT 13 42000 0 3.2 46210 0 Avoca RIT 12 8333 1666 0.83 56109 0 Avon·Macalister RMB 61 66667 13333 1.1 429802 826943 (I) Bendigo Creek IT 12 0 0 0 68026 0 Black Dog Creek IT 17 61035 11964 3.6 174803 12500 (ii) Broken River IT 15 84000 0 5.6 179285 15999 (ii) Bullock Creek IT 23 22500 0 0.97 74152 80000 (vi East Gippsland RMB 24 275693 0 11 .4 148943 0 Glenelg RIT 11 12500 2500 1.35 86226 0 Kiewa RIT 35 75000 15000 2. 1 230558 12000 (ii) Shire of Korumburra RIT 3 49999 10000 16.7 56239 0 Latrobe Region WA 185 455334 84868 2.5 610169 100132 (i) Lough Calvert OT 22 1544 308 0.08 112015 0 Mid Goulburn RMB 35 109166 21833 3.1 290772 0 Mitchell RMB 66 140000 0 2.1 148597 429110 (i} Mitts Mina RIT 30 80000 0 2.6 36462 9000 (iii) Ovens RMB 250 600000 0 2.4 498948 128000 (ii) Pantal Island RIT 16 15645 0 0.97 140247 0 Snowy RIT 54 62500 12500 1 .2 299285 0 Strathdownie OT 23 0 0 0 324166 0 Tarnbo RIT 14 72500 14500 5.2 205279 0 Tarwin RMB 30 46921 0 1.6 121140 0 Shira of Upper Murray RIT 8 29686 0 3.8 0 0 Yatchaw OT 4 0 0 0 37432 0 Shire of Yea RIT N/S Association of Victorian River Busin 65000 Management Authorities

Total 100 5 2426027 188474 4437881 1765342 Average 3.29

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{i) Natural Disaster Relief Funds {ii) Natural Hflsourcll Management Strategy {NRMS) {iii! Tree Viotori11 (iv) Murray-Darling B11sln Commission (v) Dspt of Food & Agriculture Salinily .,

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O/M Financial outlays as a Operating Surplus as Administration cost Irrigation/Drainage proportion of a % of recurrent Ratio of liabilities to Name of Authority per assesment ( $ l Cost ($ per Mil recurrent receipts Total Debt ($) Reserves ($ 0001 receipts equity First Mildura Irrigation Trust 78 21.9 0.23 774.479 3,849 0.28 14.8

Source of Data: ( *) Information submitted in 1990/ 9 1 Annual Report

1991 /92 Cash Surplus/Deficit efter 1991 /92 Cash 1991 /92 Financial current cost Surplus/Deficit as a outlays as a 1991/92 Debt as a I depreciation as a proportion of proportion of total proportion of total proportion of total 1991 /92 Total debt 19 91/92 Reserves 1991 /9 2 Capital Name of Authority ( • J recurrent expenditure assets assets operational revenue ($ 000) ($) Works($) West Moorabool WB 0.041 0.719 0.761 (0.1) 4418 667,123 91,866

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Appendix 16: Blue-Green Algae Blooms During 1991/92 DEPARTMENT Of WATER RESOURCES PROJECT TEAM ON BLUE-GREEN ALGAF. OCCURRENCE OF SUMMER-AUTUMN Pl'RIOD AN CONSEQUENTIAL ACTION TAKEN PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING 21 JULY 1992

Consequential Action Duration of bloom Managing Authority I Water Organism Toxic Location of bloom Yes/No 2000 cellsfrnl or more Category "'" ·~-·-·-·""' --~~-·------·----- Date of advice to HOV/ !Date normal supply other lead agency resumt1d/bloom cleared

13.12.91 Supplies Phillip Island, BaRs, Kilcunda. San Remo. Anabaena circinalis Yes 3.l:i..91 Candowie Reservoir Westernport W.B. ow Reservoir closed 6.12.91 and treated with copper sulphate. Water treatment plant at Reservoir closed 6.1 2.91 · Restrictions imposed ·· no external use of water · supply from service basins. · :--····--··~------···-····=-- State Water Laboratory (SWL) report of 1.11.91 IAnabaena Wallen Storage I Mid-G oulbum IDW Now cleared Regional WB ------~ ·-=-·------·- 10.12.91 Supplies Tooborac. Rsservoir closed on 27. l 1.91 and Anabaena No 29., 1 .91 Tooborao Reservoir Heathcote WB ow treated with copper sulphate. Stage 8 water restrictions - no external water use. Water supplied from service basin.

Supplies Wonthaggi, lnverloch, Cape Peterson. Reservoir Microcystis Yes 23.12.91 Lance Creek Reservoir Wonthaggi-1 nve rloch ow dosed with copper sulphate (CS) on 24.12.91. No need WB for reservoir to be taken out of service. Continuous low-moderate counts. Storage treated with CS De<: 1991 Violet Town Reservoir IShepparton wa low \Anabaena I l 3 times since Christmas when average count 2000. HOV advised.

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Lake Wallace Shire of Kowree IREC Town IAnabaena, jSome Yes I 26.11.91 Kowree WB. DCE Wates Some No 20. 12.91 (re-opened IShire Council manages recreation • boating, swimming. has assumed o/ell Microcystis 500,000 tor recreation) Supplies Edenhope but water mlt generally used for responsibility for drinking. Lake closed to recreation on 29.11.91. Weter Lake for the present. 8. l .92 (re-opened for jcarted from Apsley, bores sunk and equipped. town water usel Microcystis Further bloom. Lake not closed but public warned not to drink water. 1000 - 9000 24.1.92 Lake now open. No bga recorded 20.7.92 20.7.92 Murray River near Riv Various Mildura 6.12.91 Low levels detected at ell sampling sites. No restrictions put on diversions to towns or for irrigation. Warning issued egainst contact with or drinking of water visibly contaminated. Scums in back waters and areas of reduced flow Bloom cleared. Mt. Tabor Creek Shire of Tallangatta IDW Anabaena lnequalis I No 3.1.92 Reservoir Dartmouth 10,000 Supplies Dartmouth township. Storage dosed with CuS04. No interruption to supply. 24.1.92 Bloom continues to decrease 300-400 3.4.92 Bloom cleared Bendigo Creak Riv FD Microoystis 15,000 - 12.1.92 38,000 Water not used for drinking, recreational purposes. Farmers advised to keep stock. away from creek. Effluent flows into creek ceased. 3200 . 13600 24.1.92 Bloom has diminished EPA monitoring. Bloom cleared. Lake Tom Thumb Borough of REC Anabaena bergii 10. l .92 Eaglehawk Eaglehawk 100,000 Lake closed to recreation, signs erected. Water from lake being used to irrigate a nearby golf course.

Council believes bloom cleared. July 1992 Lake Guthridge Sale City of Sale REC Microcystis 1 25,000 17.12.91 Anabaena 1300 Warning signs erected - warning against drinking, contact. Lake not closed Yarriambiack Ck. Shire of REC Anabaena Spiroides 2.12.91 Warracknabeal Warracknabeal 4000 low levels. Creek treated with CS. Creak closed to drinking and swimming.

30.1.92 Bloom cleared and creek reopened for drinking and swimming. Merino Service Basin IGlenelg • Wannon DW No 12.12.91 21.2.92 WB From paper clipping. Authority weekly reports confirm bloom cleared.

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Lake Weeroona I City of Benciigo IREC IMicrocystis flosaquae I 114.1.92 ~"" ,,.,-,,; .~,....,,;;-;;;;,. '"' ;;;,~;;;:--;;,.;;;,;,. Bendigo 100,000 I gns erected. I May 1992 Bloom now cleared .~ ...,. Supplies City of Maryborough through Centenary Res. Tullaroop Reservoir IRWC 1ow I Microcystis 1000 116.1.92 Anabaena I I Close monitoring of Centen. Res. - no bga found. Monitoring twice/week . Bloom cleared. Melton Reservoir IRWC llrrig jMicrocystis 500,000 I !15.l.92 I !Monitoring increased. No restrictions. M. 1000, Oscillatoria 1000 20.1.92 I IBloom in decline Microcystis 800 Anabaena 800 3.4.92 Bloom cleared. Shepparton Sewerage IShepparton WB I Mic:rocystis Yes 13.1.92 Shepparton WB 60% retention of effluent - pastures, lagoon effluent I j Anabaena 1,000,000 forestry sites.. Effluent discharged on 23 days between 10.1.92 and 21.4.92 .. Disch. to river recommenced 21.4.92, ceased again 6.5.92. See comments on Goul. River bga- bloom Yarrawonga · sewage I 'Mic:rocystis 117 .1.91 IBloom still exists in wint11r storage. Effluent being effluent I 1,000,000 I I discharged from final aerobic lagoon. Bloom has been treated with CS and now barley straw and is much reduced. Lake Mokoan IRWC llrrig jMicrocystis 200.000 I j 23.1.92 I I RWC closed lake on 24.2. .92 to recreation {including duck shooting). Weekly monitoring ongoing.

Microcystis rare Lake reopened, bloom cleared. 19.6.92 I I Lake Nillahoootie IRwc lirrig Miorocystis - Further sampling proceeded. 24.1.92 1 ,000,000 • one sample 27.3 .92 Bloom cleared.

Microcystis 30,000 30.6.92 Lake closed and isolated. Pykes Creek Reservoir I RWC jlrrig IMiorocystis 16000 5.3,92 Storage closed to recreation on 5.3.92. Monitoring Cvlsual) daily and weekly sampling and testing.

100 I I I Reopened on 6.3.92 6.3.92

Cairn Curran Reservoir I RWC llrrig I Microcystis I 123.1.92 128.2.92 RWC weekly repons show no evidence of bloom from 28.2.92 onwards. - ,

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Old branch of Tambo RIV Anabaena Yes 4.2.92 Bloom extended 2·3 km. Landowners who had frontase River near Mossiface Microcystis ·lands were notified. Area not used by other people. People swim @ Battyes Landing @ junctn of old bri:!nch and T ambo River - no bloom the re.

Bloom dissipated 18.2.92 ·-t ~ - Lake Eppelock RWC TW lrrig Microcystis 500 6.3.92 Diversions to Bendigo for TW ceased 5.3.92 . Lake not Rec closed to recreation but signs erected warning public to avoid blue-green scums.

t 15.4.92 Returned tb use for domestic needs. Bloom cleared.

Mansfield Service Mansfield District WB I TW Basins

1BOML OsciUatoria 6000 20.2.92 Dosed with CS on 26.2.92. Storage taken off line. Water restrictions imposed.

40 ML Microcystis 29,000 28.2.92 Dosed with CS. Storage taken offline. Water restrictions imposed.

17.3.92 Blooms cleared, storages returned to service.

Caledonia Reservoir Heathcote WB TW Microcystis 1000 - 6.3.92 2000 500 20.3.92 200 27.3.92 27.3.92 Bloom cleared.

Farnhil1 Basins 1 and 2 l Kyneton WB TW Microcystis high 6.3.92 Aerators switched on in both basins. Monitoring twice 100's weekly. Preparations in place for CS dosing if situation worsened. Bloom cleared ..

Hepburns Lagoon RWC D&S TW I Microcystis 16· 3.3.92 Water from Hepbums Lagoon is released to Bullarook 30,000 Creek and diverted into a 30Ml service basin for Clunes Anabaena 100,000 supply. Monitoring of Clunes SB upgraded. Storage was closed by RWC but was re-opened prior to Easter for fishing. Storage still closed for town water diversions.

Storage reopened. Bloom cleared. both rare 13.7 .92

rn9 --- lw""'"""'''"""'by Shi" of T•ll>o<•nd Cl>m" to JMicrocystis 100 16.3.92 Newlyn, Springhill, Kingston, Allendl!le end Smeaton. Also Newlyn Res ervoir IRWC 1o&s rw \Yes Anabaena Circinalis Clunes as for Hep. L. Storage open but warning signs 100-1000 \ remain for recreational activities•

. Bloom cleared. both rare I I I 13.7.92 - Oischarg11 of effluent to creek from lagoons stopped for Microcystis extansive 17 .3.92 about two weeks. LIO advised that stuck nhould be kept Deep Creek Mel water D&S away from creek. Lagoon trea1ed w~thCS • •<\ ftor 2.wks downstream of discharge commencod trom a different lagoc;n .. Pakenham Sewerage T reat't Plant Bloom cleared. DischMge to creek from normal point 5.6.92 recommenced. Bloom extended in patches for about IOkm in the \ Anaba1ma Circinatls 114.J.92 downst.re11m reaches of the rivor. f.irmers in the arutt were Barwon River near IG&DWB 10&5 REC ·--1- 50,000@ some warned to keep stock away from water. t'ublic warned to Geelong locations l avoid area. River nflt closed. River flushed late March and algal nos. declined to resident 28.4.92 levels. 16.4.92 Lake closed but now re-opened. Anabaena Flosaquae Yes 117.3.92 Lake Gillear near DCE REC 40,000 Warrr.amboo\ 9.4.92 Storages closed. Treated CuS04 . Public warned against Anabaena 24.3.92 drinking, contact with water. Alt. drinking supplies L.exton Reservoir Lexton WB Town 20,000 available where needed. Most residents have tanks. Lexton Service 8 Water

9.4.92 IAphanizomenon 10· 24.3.92 12000 11 II I I Anabaena 10,000 l h.4.92 I IAll restrictions lifted. Bloom cleared. ,9,4.92 200

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Goulburn River/Murray RWC D&S TWS Microcystis Bloom moved down the lower Goulburn River from I I I Yes 17.5.92 I River Aeruginosa 2000 • I downstream of Shepparton and into the Murray River. 20,000 RWC advised water users not to drink the water directly I from affected parts of Goulburn and Murray Rivers until further notice. Stock to be moved. to areas where direct access to the rivers not possible. Campaspe Reg. W.A implemented water restrictions at Echuca on 13.5.92 when the bloom was detected there. The treatment plant was operated intermittently when the ce!I count was < 3000 to keep the system full. After about 5 days the bloom had moved downstream of Echuca and dissipated in 18.5.92 !the higher river flows. A Review Team has reported to the Minister on this event.

Final lagoons at the Rural city of Microcystis 126.5.92 IRCW acted to divert discharge from one plant through two Wodonga Wodonga !RCW} Oscillatoria forest and from a different point in lagoons at other plant. sewerage treatment 50,000 - 80,000 I I Downstream river monitoring showed no problem. plants. 750,000 - 1,600,000 Wod. West Pit. discharge via grassed filtration - less than Microcystis 50,000 20.7.92 1000

Merismopedia Howard St. Plant - discharge to Wodonga Creek from 52,000 20.7.92 normal point. To be further discussed with EPA.

I Campaspe Reservoir IMRWA IDW IAnabaena 18.5.92 Storage off-line but could spill - Authority will liaise with 1,000,000 RWC, HOV, emergency organisations.

67,000 I 12.6.92 Storage spilling into Campaspe River. Authority alerted 43,500 I is.7.92 I jRWC Co1iban. RWC Caliban does not consider there would be a problem - no monitoring being done in Campaspe 10,660 22.7.92 River.

lake Cartcarrong DCE/RWC REC Anabaena Circina!is NO 22.5.92 RWC closed lake to public. Warning signs erected. 20km north of 1500 - 1,000,000 Diverters notified (20 houses located on shores). Farmers Warmamboot (also 31,000 advised to relocate stock. known as Lake 22.6.92 Winslow)

Aringa Reserve Lake DCE REC Anabaena Circinalis 18.6.92 Lake closed to recreation. Bk.m north of Port {high abundance - Fairy SWL} 9800 I I 14.7.92

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Appendix 17: Mergers to 1992 B. Regional Mergers

The Authorities in Column 1 were merged to form the Authority named in Column 2. A. One Off Mergers Column 1 Column 2 Date of Merger The Authorities in Column 1 were merged with the Authorities listed in Column 2. 1. Traralgon Water Board Latrobe Region Water Authority 20/5/91 Column 1 Column 2 Date of Merger Morwell Water Board Moe Water Board 1. Cann Valley Water Board Orbost Water Board 1 /12/87 Shire of Narracan 1/6/91 2. Mirboo Water Board Morwell Water Board 1 /7/90 Rosedale Water Board 3. Bannockburn Water Board Geelong and District Water Board 1/7/88 Latrobe Valley Water and 4. Shire of Dundas Hamilton Water Board 1/10/91 Sewerage Board 5. Glenrowan Water Board Wangaratta City Council 22/11 /90 Mid-Gippsland River 6. Avon Water Board Macalister Water Board 1 /1 /89 Management Board 7. Otway Coast Water Board Colac District Water Board 1 /7/90 8. King Valley Water Board Bright District Water Board 20/12/91 2. Melbourne and Metropolitan Melbourne Water Corporation 9. Skipton Water Board Ballarat Water Board 1 /1 /90 Board of Works Daylesford Water Board 21 /8/91 Mornington Peninsula and 1 /9/91 10. Violet Town Water Board Shepparton Water Board 1/10/87 District Water Board Murchison Water Board 11 /2/91 Lang Lang Water Board 1 /9/91 Goorambat Water Board 1 /7/92 Pakenham Water Board 1 /9/91 11. Devenish Water Board Benalla Water Board 1 /7/92 Dandenong/Springvale 25/6/91 Water Board Emerald District Water 25/6/91 Board Dandenong Val!ey and 6/11 /91 Western Port Authority

3 . Yackandandah Waie'j Board Kiewa. Vallev Water Authority '1/7/91 Upper Kiewa Water Board

4. Seymour \fl.later Board Mid·Goulburn '.Regional Water Board 19/12/90 Broadford Water Board Shire of Kilmore Marysvilie Water Board 1 /7/92

5. Sunbury Water Board Macedon Region Water Authority 21/11/91 Riddells Creek Water Board 21 /11i91 Macedon Watar Board 20/11/91 Woodend Water Board 20/11 /91 Gisbome Water Board 29/11 /91

6. Echuca Water Board Campaspe Region Water Authority 3013192 Elmore Water Board Rochester Water Board

7. Rural Water Corporation Coliban Region \Na.12r Authority l /7 /92 (Caliban Region) Bendigo Water Board Axedale Water Board Castlemaine and District Water Board Goornong Water Board Kyneton Water Board Bridgewater Water Board' I

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East Gippsland: C. Authorities covered by Current Studies/Negotiations Mallacoota Water Board South-West Study: Orbost Water Board Tambo Water Board Aireys Inlet Water Board Hampden Shire Council Mitchell Water Board Ararat City Council Heytesbury Shire Council Shire of Omeo Ararat Shire Council Heywood Water Board Ballan Shire Council Kowree Water Board Swan Hill: Ballarat Shire Council Learmonth Water Board {Cardigan Village Sewerage) Lexton Water Board Swan Hill Water Board Sea Lake Water Board Ballarat Water Board Lorne Water Board Wycheproof Water Board Robinvale Water Board Beaufort Wate' Board Lough Calvert Drainage Trust Borough of Kerang Rural Water Corporation Camperdown Town Council Mortlake Water Soard Shire of Cohuna Colac District Water Board Mount Rouse Shire Council Creswick and District Water Board Port Fairy Water Board Greater Shepparton Water Authority: Geelong anQ District Water Board Portland Water Board Glenelg River Improvement Trust West Moorabool Water Board Shepparton Water Board Glenelg Wannon Water Board Warrnambool City Council Mooroopna Water Board Hamilton Water Board Warmambool Shire Council Rodney Water Board Rural Water Corporation Strathdownie Drainage Trust Goulburn Watelf Board: Yatchaw Drainage Trust Mid-Goulburn Regional Water Board North-East Study: Euroa Water Board Goulbum Water Board Rural City of Wodonga Rutherglen Water Board Tarago: Chiltern Water Board lower Kiewa Water Board Tarago Water Board Melbourne Water Murray: Gippsland Water

Carnpaspe Region Water Board Town of St Arnaud Rural Water Corporation Charlton Water Board Shire of Cohuna Shire of Cobram Deakin Water Board Shire of Yarrawonga Borough of Kerang Boo rt Town of Kyabram Wedderburn Shire of Nathalia Swan Hill Water Board

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