Total annual water consumption and storage capacity

Consumption

Consumption category

Amount in ML *

1996-97

61,810

1997-98

73,001

1998-99

60,361

1999-00

57,929

2000-01

62,834

2001-02

65,928

2002-03

65,567

2003-04

52,258

2004-05

51,719

2005-06

59,077

2006-07

51,060

2007-08

43,556

2008-09

44,951

2009-10

45,175

2010-11

40,923

Normal summer daily consumption

219

Normal winter daily consumption

118

Storage capacity


Storage description

Amount in ML*

Corin Dam

70,897

Bendora Dam

11,543

Cotter Dam

3,856

Googong Dam

121,083

Total storage volume

207,379

* megalitre (ML) = million litres

† A review of reservoir volumes in 2005/2006 has resulted in ACTEW adjusting reported volumes. The change in volumes is a direct result of more accurate mapping methods used to determine volumes compared with methods used in the 1960s, when the previous volumes were calculated. A review of volumes of the Corin and Bendora reservoirs, effective 1 November 2005, has resulted in ACTEW adjusting the reported volumes from 75.4 gigalitres (GL) to 70.90 GL for Corin and from 10.7 GL to 11.54 GL for Bendora. A review of volumes of the Cotter and Googong reservoirs, effective 1 October 2006, has resulted in ACTEW adjusting the reported volumes from 4.7 gigalitres (GL) to 3.86 GL for Cotter and from 124.5 GL to 121.1 GL for Googong.