Basic statistics about consumption and storage

Consumption

Consumption category Amount in ML* Yearly consumption   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 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.