Sentences with word «gigalitres»

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has completed 16 trades, resulting in the sale of 10 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water in the Gwydir for a return of $ 3.217 million for the Murray Darling environment.

Delivery of this water for the environment was carried out from June 2011 to September 2011 and was delivered with 2.5 gigalitres from the New South Wales Government.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps, a guest speaker at the event said the five year agreement between the Australian Government and Nature Foundation for the delivery of ten gigalitres per year of Commonwealth environmental water was a true partnership with conservation organisations, landholders, irrigators, community and private sectors in the Riverland.

00.25 - 00.33 David Papps (Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder): We're looking at roughly 36 gigalitres over three years but look it'll vary year upon year depending on what the real needs of the wetlands are.

At least hundreds of gigalitres with an altitude difference of 100m would be needed to smooth the output from all the wind farms in SA over a period of weeks.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder today announced up to 10 gigalitres of water allocation will be available for sale in the Gwydir valley.

Last year, the Murray - Darling Basin Authority recommended a reduction in environmental flows of 70 gigalitres per year from the Darling River catchments, including a reduction of environmental flows to the internationally important Macquarie Marshes, which the study shows have also suffered a long - term decline in waterbird numbers across most species.

The state government's proposed desalination plant at Binningup is expected to provide at least 45 gigalitres a year to the integrated water supply scheme by the end of 2011.

For example, in 2011 — 12 the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage provided over 60 gigalitres (GL) to a number of waterways within the Edward — Wakool system.

Environmental water, comprising 5.5 gigalitres from the Commonwealth and 1.7 gigalitres from New South Wales, was delivered to Colligen Creek in November and December 2011.

«So we still have another four years to find out the impact of the total amount of the 2100 gigalitres (GL) that has gone out of the system.»

3.9 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was made available to provide flows through Muggabah Creek near Booligal in the Lachlan catchment.

During 2011 - 12, a total of 329 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was delivered to the lower Murray River in South Australia contributing to enhanced river flows and additional inflows to the Lower Lakes and Coorong.

«Fifty gigalitres of water over five years will help sustain the river and environments that lie between the larger iconic wetlands and floodplains, contributing to the health of the Murray - Darling river system as a whole,» he said.

In South Australia, Commonwealth environmental water will be made available to increase flows in the Murray River system, including up to 480 gigalitres to provide fish habitat in the river and water for low lying wetlands.

Over 1300 gigalitres of water will be available this year to benefit the many rivers in the Basin.

4.9 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was delivered to Merrimajeel Creek.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has signed an agreement with Nature Foundation South Australia to make up to 50 gigalitres of environmental water available for the lower Murray River wetlands and floodplains over the next five years.

Commonwealth environmental water was delivered in conjunction with approximately 110 gigalitres of water supplied by the New South Wales Government.

Of the 35,000 gigalitres (35 trillion litres) in the Murray Darling Basin, only 11 trillion is used for irrigation.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has entered into contracts with successful bidders, which, subject to State Water approval, will result in the 10 gigalitres of water being made available to Gwydir Valley irrigators.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has accepted 16 offers to buy a combined total of 10 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water for a return of $ 3.217 million for the Murray Darling environment.

Up to 20 gigalitres (GL) of Commonwealth environmental water was made available for use in the Macquarie River and the Marshes during 2015 - 16.

The 10 gigalitres of water allocation will support landholders in the Gwydir including producers of cotton, cattle, and wheat and pulse crops,» Mr Papps said.

Of the 22.864 gigalitres (GL), more than 95 % (21.864 GL) was bought by Victorian Goulburn and Murray irrigators.

Over the past five years, over 4,000 gigalitres of Commonwealth water has been delivered to the environment.

The large - scale release, which included 109 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water, was intended to enhance connectivity between the river and its wetlands.

Scientists have been monitoring water quality and biodiversity in the Murrumbidgee River since June 2011, when more than 160 gigalitres of environmental water was released into the river.

This water becomes part of Commonwealth's environmental water holdings, which as at 30 April 2013 had reached over 1,500 gigalitres (billion litres) of registered water entitlements.

Graeme Enders, South West Regional Director at the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) said around 70 gigalitres of environmental water has been released since mid-February and now connects the lake to the Murray River.

In the Lachlan catchment, 65.6 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was carried over, which is equivalent to 5.2 per cent of the storage capacity in that catchment.

For example, in the Gwydir catchment, 121.6 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was carried over into 2013 - 14, which is equivalent to 8.9 per cent of the capacity of Copeton Dam.

It would block the Federal Government's attempt to reduce by 70 gigalitres the volume of water set aside for the environment in the northern Basin, as recommended by the Murray - Darling Basin Authority in 2016.

In a formal briefing for senior departmental officials, investigators wrote that as many as 1.191 gigalitres — or 1.1 billion litres — may have been pumped on Mr Barlow's property Burren Downs in contravention of NSW law.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has sold 6.7 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water allocations for a return of $ 2.878 million that will be used to improve the environment of the Murray Darling Basin.

As at 28 February 2018, over 8,014 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water has been delivered to rivers, wetlands and floodplains of the Murray - Darling Basin.

Overall, 40.4 gigalitres of underground water from the Condamine Alluvium aquifer in Southern Queensland has to be returned to environment under Queensland Water Plan to meet the Murray - Darling Basin Plan's sustainable diversion limits.

The Murray - Darling Basin Authority is confident efficiencies can deliver more than 600 gigalitres of water back to consumptive use, as SA Water Minister Ian Hunter refuses to sign - off until environmental water is delivered.

Rio Tinto will build, own and operate the new borefield, located in the lower Bungaroo Valley, 35 kilometres south east of the town of Pannawonica, with an annual capacity of 10 gigalitres (GL / a).

By comparison, the Lake Eyre Basin further inland, which is a similar size, is one of the country's least developed, with only one dam holding 14 gigalitres of water.

The Murray - Darling Basin is Australia's most developed river basin, with 240 dams that store almost 30,000 gigalitres of water.

«This could help save nearly 100 gigalitres of water in Australia annually by 2020 — this is the equivalent of nearly a third of Melbourne's annual water use,» Dr Wallis said.

-- «from 1911 to 1974 that averaged 338 Gigalitres a year.

But from 2010 to 2016 that is down to an average of 42 Gigalitres a year.

The Draft Plan proposes a reduction in water use for irrigation of between 3000 and 4000 Gigalitres (GL).

In 2006, water supply to Melbourne dropped to a record low level of 165 gigalitres (Gl), well below the 1913 — 2005 average of 588 Gl and the recently lower average of 453 Gl from 1996 to 2005 (Fig. 1).